ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328436
| Date: | Sunday 23 December 1979 |
| Time: | 14:51 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Yollari - THY |
| Registration: | TC-JAT |
| MSN: | 11071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12245 hours |
| Cycles: | 13763 flights |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 45 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 32 km N of Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB) -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Samsun Airport (SSX/LTAQ) |
| Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A THY Fokker F-28 passenger jet named "Trabzon" was destroyed when it flew into the side of a hill near the village of Kuyumcuköy, Turkey. The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Samsun Airport (SSX) to Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB). The crew had deviated from the localizer course while on an ILS approach.
Sources:
Willem Wendt
https://eksiseyler.com/1979da-ankarada-bir-tepeye-cakilarak-39-kisiye-mezar-olan-ucak
Location
Images:
photo (c) Firuz Altingoz; München-Riem Airport (MUC/EDDM); November 1979
photo (c) Firuz Altingoz; Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH); April 1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2024 09:25 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Category] |
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