Turkish Airlines Flight 835
1961 aviation accident From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turkish Airlines Flight 835 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Adana Şakirpaşa Airport,to Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey. On 23 September 1961 at 20:02 EET (18:02 UTC), the aircraft operating the flight, a brand-new Fokker F27 Friendship 100 struck the Karanlıktepe hill in Ankara Province on final approach some 18 kilometres (11 mi) off the runway centerline.[1]
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 A Fokker F27-100 of Turkish Airlines | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 September 1961 |
| Summary | Struck hill on final approach |
| Site | Karanlıktepe, Ankara Province, Turkey 40°N 32.9°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F27 Friendship 100 |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines |
| Registration | TC-TAY |
| Flight origin | Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, Turkey |
| Destination | Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupants | 29 |
| Passengers | 25 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 28 |
| Survivors | 1 |
There were 25 passengers and 4 crew on board, of which 24 passengers and all four crew members were killed in the accident.[2]
The probable cause of the accident was that the aircraft was not in the normal flying pattern and was well below its designated altitude.[3]
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