Narrative:
The DC-3 was operating on a flight from Istanbul to Canakkale via Bandirma when it crashed into a hillside.
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Tuesday 5 January 1954 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY |
| Registration: | TC-BAG |
| MSN: | 19616 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lâpseki ( Turkey)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bandirma Airport (BDM/LTBG), Turkey |
| Canakkale Airport (CKZ/LTBH), Turkey |
The DC-3 was operating on a flight from Istanbul to Canakkale via Bandirma when it crashed into a hillside.
Sources:
» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (172)Photos
Map
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 Bandirma Airport to Canakkale Airport as the crow flies is 132 km (83 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bandirma Airport to Canakkale Airport as the crow flies is 132 km (83 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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