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Deutsch1979 Ankara Turkish Airlines F28 crash
 A Turkish Airlines Fokker F28 similar to the one involved. This aircraft crashed four years earlier. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 23, 1979 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey 40°19′46″N 33°09′25″E / 40.32947°N 33.15708°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 |
| Aircraft name | Trabzon |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines |
| Registration | TC-JAT |
| Flight origin | Samsun Airport, Samsun, Turkey |
| Destination | Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 41 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Survivors | 4 |
On December 23, 1979, a Turkish Airlines Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 airliner, registration TC-JAT, named Trabzon, on a domestic passenger flight from Samsun Airport to Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara, flew into the side of a hill 1,400 m (4,600 ft) near the village of Kuyumcuköy in Çubuk district of Ankara Province, 32 km (20 mi) north-northeast of the destination airport on approach to landing.[1]
The crew had deviated from the localizer course while on an ILS approach experiencing severe turbulence.[1][2][3]
Crew and passengers[edit]
The aircraft had 41 passengers and four crew on board; 38 passengers and three crew were killed in the accident.[1]
Aircraft[edit]
The aircraft, a Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 with two Rolls-Royce RB183-2 "Spey" Mk555-15 turbofan jet engines, was built by Fokker with manufacturer serial number 11071, and made its first flight in 1973.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAT Ankara-Esenboğa Airport (ESB)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "BİLİNMEYENLERİ İLE THY F-28 (TC-JAP) KAZASI - AirlineHaber - Sivil Havacılık Haberleri". 25 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Havacılar, Bağımsız (23 December 2014). "35 Yılın Ardından TC-JAT Uçağı Kazası". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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