Date 16 January 1983 Crew 7 | Passengers 60 Fatalities 47 | |
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Summary Runway undershot in bad weather conditions Site near Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey | ||
Turkish Airlines Flight 158 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport to Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey. On 16 January 1983, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 727-200, landed about 50 metres (160 ft) short of the runway at its destination airport in driving snow, broke up and caught fire. Of the 67 occupants on board, 47 perished.
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Aircraft
The aircraft, a Boeing 727-2F2 with three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 turbofan jet engines, was built by Boeing with manufacturer serial number 21603/1389, and made its first flight in 1978.
Crew and passengers
The aircraft had 7 crew and 60 passengers on board. 47 passengers were killed, all the crew and 13 passengers survived the accident with injuries.
References
Turkish Airlines Flight 158 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA