Turkish Airlines Flight 158
 The aircraft involved in the accident, 1981. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| 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 international 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.[1][2] Of the 67 occupants on board, 47 perished.
Aircraft
[edit]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.[1]
Crew and passengers
[edit]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.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Aircraft accident Boeing 727-2F2 TC-JBR Ankara". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Ayın Tarihi-Ocak 1983" (in Turkish). Governmental Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
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