Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 September 1961
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
Owner/operator: Trk Hava Yollari – THY
Registration Number: TC-TAY
Location: ca 18 km from Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB) –
ÿ Trkiye
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: The aircraftThe aircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft TK835 crashed near Ankara runway 03 after a brief descent, approximately 18 km from the left side of the extended centreline. The incident occurred shortly after the aircraft’s reporting of leaving the Ankara radio range.An aircraft TK835 crashed near Ankara runway 03 after a brief descent, approximately 18 km from the left side of the extended centreline. The incident occurred shortly after the aircraft’s reporting of leaving the Ankara radio range.
Description
The F-27 crashed 18 km from the left side of the extended centreline of Ankara runway 03, one minute after reporting leaving the Ankara radio range. The airplane operated flight TK835 from Cyprus to Istanbul with en route stops at Adana and Ankara. PROBABLE CAUSE: “During the approach to the airport the aircraft was not in the normal pattern and was below the normal altitude.”
Primary Cause
During the approach to the airport, the aircraft was not in the normal pattern and was below the normal altitude.During the approach to the airport, the aircraft was not in the normal pattern and was below the normal altitude.Share on:
