1979 Ankara Turkish Airlines F28 crash

Air Crash in 1979 including a Turkish F-28

40°19′46″N 33°09′25″E / 40.32947°N 33.15708°E / 40.32947; 33.15708AircraftAircraft typeFokker F28 Fellowship 1000Aircraft nameTrabzonOperatorTurkish AirlinesRegistrationTC-JATFlight originSamsun Airport, Samsun, TurkeyDestinationEsenboğa International Airport, Ankara, TurkeyPassengers41Crew4Fatalities41Injuries4Survivors4

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

The aircraft had 41 passengers and four crew on board; 38 passengers and three crew were killed in the accident.^[1]

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.^[1]

References

^ ^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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Feb 12

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Feb 17

Air New Zealand Flight 4374

Mar 14

Alia Flight 600

Mar 17

Aeroflot Flight 1691

Mar 26

1979 Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash

Mar 29

Quebecair Flight 255

Apr 4

TWA Flight 841

Apr 23

SAETA Flight 011

May 25

American Airlines Flight 191

May 30

Downeast Airlines Flight 46

Jun 17

Air New England Flight 248

Jun 20

American Airlines Flight 293

Jul 11

Garuda Fokker F28 crash

Jul 26

Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527

Jul 31

Dan-Air Flight 0034

Aug 11

Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision

Aug 29

Aeroflot Flight 5484

Sep 14

Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 12

Oct 7

Swissair Flight 316

Oct 31

Western Airlines Flight 2605

Nov 15

American Airlines Flight 444

Nov 26

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740

Nov 28

Air New Zealand Flight 901

Dec 18

Mosfellsheiði air crashes

Dec 23

Turkish Airlines Ankara crash

1978 ◄ ► 1980

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