1961 Turkish Airlines Ankara crash
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The 1961 Turkish Airlines Ankara crash occurred on September 23, 1961 at 18:02 local time (16:02 UTC) when a Turkish Airlines
Fokker F27 Friendship 100
airliner, registration TC-TAY, on a scheduled international flight from Nicosia Airport
(NIC) in Cyprus
via Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey to Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC) in Ankara
, flew into the hill Karanlıktepe in Ankara Province
on approach to landing.
The F-27 crashed 18 km (11.2 mi) from the left side of the extended center line of Ankara Runway 03, one minute after reporting leaving the Ankara radio range. The probable cause of the accident was that the aircraft was not in the normal flying pattern and was below the normal altitude.
with two Rolls-Royce Dart
turboprop engines, was built by Fokker
with manufacturer serial number 10182, and made its first flight on July 4,1961.
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakirköy district, Istanbul...
Fokker F27 Friendship 100
Fokker F27
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner...
airliner, registration TC-TAY, on a scheduled international flight from Nicosia Airport
Nicosia International Airport
Nicosia International Airport is a largely disused airport located to the west of the Cypriot capital city of Nicosia. It was originally the main airport for the island, but commercial activity ceased following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974...
(NIC) in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
via Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey to Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC) in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, flew into the hill Karanlıktepe in Ankara Province
Ankara Province
Ankara Province in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital, the city of Ankara.Ankara also gave its name to the Ottoman Empire's Ankara Province which covered a larger area than the current province.- Geography :...
on approach to landing.
The F-27 crashed 18 km (11.2 mi) from the left side of the extended center line of Ankara Runway 03, one minute after reporting leaving the Ankara radio range. The probable cause of the accident was that the aircraft was not in the normal flying pattern and was below the normal altitude.
Crew and passengers
The aircraft had four crew and 25 passengers on board. 24 passengers and all the four crew were killed at the accident, only one passenger survived.Aircraft
The aircraft, a Fokker F27 Friendship 100Fokker F27
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner...
with two Rolls-Royce Dart
Rolls-Royce Dart
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9-External links:*...
turboprop engines, was built by Fokker
Fokker
Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. The company operated under several different names, starting out in 1912 in Schwerin, Germany, moving to the Netherlands in 1919....
with manufacturer serial number 10182, and made its first flight on July 4,1961.
See also
- List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline