| Date: | Friday 21 January 1972 |
| Time: | 04:23 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Yollari - THY |
| Registration: | TC-JAC |
| MSN: | 47213/358 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Adana Airport (ADA) -
 Türkiye
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) |
| Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The DC-9 diverted to Adana after pressurization problems.
Approaching Adana NDB the flight was cleared to 7000 ft, and then to 3000 ft when overhead Adana NDB. The clearance was acknowledged and shortly after the pilot reported 1000 ft. The first approach was not successful due to a low ceiling and the pilot informed the tower that they were making a visual circuit at 500 ft. Shortly after the aircraft collided with the ground.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Location
Images:
photo (c) Firuz Altingoz; Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH); 1971
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