Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 16 January 1983
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-2F2
Owner/operator: Trk Hava Yollari – THY
Registration Number: TC-JBR
Location: Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB) –
ÿ Trkiye
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 47 / Occupants: 67
Component Affected: Boeing 727 AircraftBoeing 727 Aircraft
Category: Accident
A Boeing 727 aircraft crashed while on approach to Ankara-Esenboga Airport, Trkiye, resulting in the loss of 47 lives and the survival of 20. The aircraft broke up and caught fire due to strong windshear conditions, forcing it 150 meters short of the runway 03. This incident was attributed to the windshear.A Boeing 727 aircraft crashed while on approach to Ankara-Esenboga Airport, Trkiye, resulting in the loss of 47 lives and the survival of 20. The aircraft broke up and caught fire due to strong windshear conditions, forcing it 150 meters short of the runway 03. This incident was attributed to the windshear.
Description
THY flight 158, a Boeing 727, crashed while on approach to Ankara-Esenboga Airport, Trkiye, killing 47 occupants; 20 survived the accident. The aircraft crashed 150 m short runway 03 in driving snow, broke up and caught fire. The accident was reportedly caused by windshear.
Primary Cause
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