1979 Ankara Turkish Airlines F28 Crash
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.
The crew had deviated from the localizer course while on an ILS approach experiencing severe turbulence.
Crew and passengers
The aircraft had 41 passengers and four crew on board; 38 passengers and three crew were killed in the accident.
Aircraft
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.
References
- ^ "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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