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 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
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) |
Destination airport: | Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative: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:
![](/photos/wiki/1979/19791223_F28_TC-JAT_14088.jpg)
photo (c) Firuz Altingoz; München-Riem Airport (MUC/EDDM); November 1979
![](/photos/wiki/1979/19791223_F28_TC-JAT_14089.jpg)
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] |