Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 21 JAN 1972 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator: | Türk Hava Yollari - THY |
| Registration: | TC-JAC |
| C/n / msn: | 47213/358 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Adana Airport (ADA) (Turkey)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Syria |
| Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC), Turkey |
The DC-9 diverted to Adana after pressurization problems. The aircraft hit the ground downwind on the 2nd approach and caught fire.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Damascus International Airport to Ankara-Esenboga Airport as the crow flies is 805 km (503 miles).
Distance from Damascus International Airport to Ankara-Esenboga Airport as the crow flies is 805 km (503 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Networks opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
