Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | 08 JAN 2003 |
| Time: | 20:19 |
| Type: | Avro RJ.100 |
| Operator: | Türk Hava Yollari - THY |
| Registration: | TC-THG |
| C/n / msn: | E.3241 |
| First flight: | 1994-03-04 (8 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Lycoming LF507-1F |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 70 / Occupants: 75 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 75 / Occupants: 80 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Diyarbakir Airport (DIY) (Turkey)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey |
| Diyarbakir Airport (DIY/LTCC), Turkey | |
| Flightnumber: | 634 |
The aircraft, named 'Konya', crashed while on a VOR/DME approach to runway 34 in limited visibility conditions due to fog. The aircraft broke up after impacting the ground some 900m short of the runway. Diyarbakir's runway 34 is not equipped with ILS.
METAR reports:
LTCC 081650Z 32003KT 5000 BR FEW040 SCT100 05/03 Q1021 NOSIG=
LTCC 081750Z 00000KT 3500 R34/3500D BR FEW040 SCT100 05/03 Q1021 NOSIG=
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep
Statistics
9th loss of a BAe-146
The worst accident involving a BAe-146 (at the time)
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3rd worst accident in Turkey (currently) » figures explained
The worst accident involving a BAe-146 (at the time)
The worst accident involving a BAe-146 (currently)
3rd worst accident in Turkey (at the time)
3rd worst accident in Turkey (currently) » figures explained
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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 Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) to Diyarbakir Airport (DIY/LTCC) as the crow flies is 1028 km (642 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.
Distance from Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) to Diyarbakir Airport (DIY/LTCC) as the crow flies is 1028 km (642 miles).
