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| Date | January 30, 1975 |
| Type | Undetermined |
| Site | Sea of Marmara, Turkey |
| Passengers | 38 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 42 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship |
| Aircraft name | Bursa |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines |
| Tail number | TC-JAP |
| Flight origin | Izmir Cumaovası Airport (IZM), Turkey |
| Destination | Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey |
Turkish Airlines Flight 345 (registration TC-JAP, named Bursa) was a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship operated by Turkish Airlines. On January 30, 1975, during a scheduled domestic flight in Turkey from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (IZM) to Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), it crashed into the Sea of Marmara during its final approach at the destination airport.[1]
It was the second worst accident involving a Fokker F28 and third deadliest aviation accident in Turkey at that time.[1]
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The Fokker F28 jet was on a night instrument approach to Istanbul-Yeşilköy with landing gear down when an electrical power failure occurred at the airport. The airport and runway lights went off but were restored within a few seconds. During this period of darkness, the crew initiated a missed approach. The pilot elected to remain VFR under a variable ceiling of 240 m (790 ft). Because another aircraft, a PAN-AM Boeing 747, was about to take-off, an extended downwind leg was flown. The aircraft crashed into the Sea of Marmara while maneuvering for another approach.[1][2][3]
The aircraft had four crew and 38 passengers on board. All crew and passengers lost their lives 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 11058 and made its first flight in 1972.[1]
The relatives of the victims continuously demanded without success the recovery of the wreckage and the bodies of the victims from the sea floor.[3] A 3 m (9.8 ft) by 3 m (9.8 ft) 200 kg (440 lb) portion from the rear fuselage with five window frames was recovered on March 17, 2009 by shrimp trawling fishermen off the Avcılar-Florya coast.[4] The finding was handed over to Turkish Airlines[5] after inspection by Stuart Kline, an American historian of aviation living in Turkey.[6]
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