Turkish Airlines Flight 835
 A Fokker F27-100 of Turkish Airlines | |
| Crash | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 September 1961 |
| Summary | Struck hill on final approach |
| Site | Karanlıktepe, Ankara Province, Turkey 40°00′N 32°54′E / 40°N 32.9°E / 40; 32.9 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F27 Friendship 100 |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines |
| Registration | TC-TAY |
| Stopover | Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, Turkey |
| Destination | Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey |
| Passengers | 25 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 28 |
| Survivors | 1 |
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]
There were 25 passengers and four 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]
References
- ^ "Accident Details 1961-37". Plane Crash Info. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 TC-TAY Ankara (ESB)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "TBMM" (PDF) (in Turkish). TBMM. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
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