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Turkish Airlines Flight 6491
2017 Cargo airliner crash in Kyrgyzstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 was a scheduled international cargo flight operated by ACT Airlines on behalf of Turkish Cargo, from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On 16 January 2017, the Boeing 747-400F flying the route crashed in a residential area while attempting to land in thick fog at Manas International Airport, Bishkek. A total of 39 people – all four crew members on board and 35 residents on the ground – were killed.[1]
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![]() The crash site and the wreckage of Flight 6491 | |
Accident | |
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Date | 16 January 2017 (2017-01-16) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain during go-around |
Site | Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 43°03′26″N 74°26′14″E |
Total fatalities | 39 |
Total injuries | 14 |
Aircraft | |
![]() The aircraft involved, seen at Maastricht Aachen Airport, 5 days before the accident | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-412F/SCD |
Operator | ACT Airlines on behalf Turkish Cargo |
IATA flight No. | TK6491 |
ICAO flight No. | THY6491 |
Call sign | TURKISH 6491 |
Registration | TC-MCL |
Flight origin | Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China |
Stopover | Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
Destination | Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey |
Occupants | 4 |
Passengers | 0 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 4 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 35 |
Ground injuries | 14 |
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The subsequent investigation found that the aircraft failed to properly acquire the instrument landing system's signal, remaining significantly higher than the correct approach path while overflying the entire length of the runway; it then collided with houses seconds after initiating a go-around.[2]