Turkish Airlines Flight 158
Accident | |
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Date | 16 January 1983 |
Summary | Runway undershot in bad weather conditions |
Site | near Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey 40°06′46.8″N 32°58′48″E / 40.113000°N 32.98000°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727-2F2 |
Aircraft name | Afyon |
Operator | Turkish Airlines |
Registration | TC-JBR |
Flight origin | Orly Airport, Paris, France |
Stopover | Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport, Turkey |
Destination | Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey |
Occupants | 67 |
Passengers | 60 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 47 |
Injuries | 20 |
Survivors | 20 |
Turkish Airlines Flight 158 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport to Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey. On 16 January 1983, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 727-200, landed about 50 metres (160 ft) short of the runway at its destination airport in driving snow, broke up, and caught fire. Of the 67 occupants on board, 47 perished.
Aircraft
The aircraft, a Boeing 727-2F2 with three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 turbofan jet engines, was built by Boeing with manufacturer serial number 21603/1389, and made its first flight in 1978.
Crew and passengers
The aircraft had 7 crew and 60 passengers on board. 47 passengers were killed. All members of the crew and 13 passengers survived the accident with injuries.
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