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Air Crash in 1979 including a Turkish F-28 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Accident | |
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Date | December 23, 1979 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey 40.32947°N 33.15708°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 |
Aircraft name | Trabzon |
Operator | Turkish Airlines |
Registration | TC-JAT |
Flight origin | Samsun Airport, Samsun, Turkey |
Destination | Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey |
Passengers | 41 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 41 |
Injuries | 4 |
Survivors | 4 |
The crew had deviated from the localizer course while on an ILS approach experiencing severe turbulence.[1][2][3]
The aircraft had 41 passengers and four crew on board; 38 passengers and three crew were killed in 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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