| Date: | Thursday 29 December 1994 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4Y0 |
| Owner/operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JES |
| MSN: | 26074/2376 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 57 / Occupants: 76 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 km from Van Airport (VAN) -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) |
| Van Airport (VAN/LTCI) |
THY Turkish Airlines Flight 278 struck a hill at 5700 feet amsl while on a second runway 03 VOR/DME approach in bad weather (900 m visibility, reducing to 300 m in driving snow).
Sources:
Scramble 188
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS); June 1994
photo (c) Firuz Altingoz; Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport (STR/EDDS); June 1993
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