Incident Overview
Date: Monday 3 February 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Trk Hava Yollari – THY
Registration Number: TC-ETI
Location: 12 km from Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB) –
ÿ Trkiye
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 cargo aircraft crashed 12 km from Istanbul Airport after deviating from its flight path. The aircraft was cleared for a runway 03 ILS approach but did not receive further communication. The probable cause was a deviation from the instrument flight rules leading to altitude restrictions.A DC-3 cargo aircraft crashed 12 km from Istanbul Airport after deviating from its flight path. The aircraft was cleared for a runway 03 ILS approach but did not receive further communication. The probable cause was a deviation from the instrument flight rules leading to altitude restrictions.
Description
The DC-3 left Istanbul at 17:10 GMT for a cargo flight to Ankara. The aircraft started to descend from FL90 to FL80 at 18:26. The plane was cleared for a runway 03 ILS approach but nothing more was heard. The aircraft had crashed 12 km from the airport. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The probable cause was the fact that the aircraft got below the prescribed altitude limits as a consequence of having deviated from the instrument flight rules.”
Primary Cause
Deviation from instrument flight rules leading to altitude restrictions.Deviation from instrument flight rules leading to altitude restrictions.Share on:
