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Date | December 23, 1979 |
Type | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey |
Passengers | 41 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 41 |
Survivors | 4 |
Aircraft type | Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 |
Aircraft name | Trabzon |
Operator | Turkish Airlines |
Tail number | TC-JAT |
Flight origin | Samsun Airport (SSX/LTAQ) Samsun, Turkey |
Destination | Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC) Ankara, Turkey |
The 1979 Turkish Airlines Ankara crash occurred on December 23, 1979 when a Turkish Airlines Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 airliner, registration TC-JAT, named Trabzon, on a domestic flight in Turkey from Samsun Airport (SSX/LTAQ) to Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC) in Ankara, flew into the side of a hill at 1,400 m (4,600 ft) near the village of Kuyumcuköy in Çubuk district of Ankara Province, 32 km (20 mi) north by north-east 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]
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The aircraft had four crew and 41 passengers on board. 38 passengers and three crew were killed at the accident.[1]
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]
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