Passengers 41 Fatalities 41 Survivors 4 Number of deaths 41 Survivor 4 | Crew 4 Injuries (non-fatal) 4 Date 23 December 1979 Operator Turkish Airlines Passenger count 41 | |
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Site Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey Summary Controlled flight into terrain Similar Air New England Flight 248, Dan‑Air Flight 0034, Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600, Quebecair Flight 255, 1979 Garuda Fokker F2 | ||
The 1979 Turkish Airlines Ankara crash occurred on December 23, 1979, when 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.
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The crew had deviated from the localizer course while on an ILS approach experiencing severe turbulence.
Crew and passengers
The aircraft had four crew and 41 passengers on board. 38 passengers and three crew were killed in the accident.
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.