 An-26s are a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft derived from the Antonov An-24, with particular attention made to potential military use.It has a modified rear fuselage with a large cargo ramp.The aircraft, which took off from Adana, Turkey,
at about 0400 UTC,
was owned by the Moldovan company AerianTur-M, and on the day of the accident had been chartered to a Turkish construction company, Kulak, who had been contracted to build a new hangar at the air base.