The 1974 Turkish Airlines Izmir crash occurred on January 26, 1974 when a Turkish Airlines

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 F28-1000 Fellowship

Fokker F28

The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...

 airliner, registration TC-JAO, named Van, on a domestic flight in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 from Izmir Cumaovası Airport

Adnan Menderes Airport

İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport is an airport serving İzmir and is named after former Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes. It is located in the Gaziemir area of İzmir....

 (IZM) to Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport

Atatürk International Airport

Atatürk International Airport is the major international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in 1924 and located in Yeşilköy, on the European side of the city, it is west of the city centre. In 1980, the airport was renamed to Atatürk International Airport in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the...

 (IST/LTBA), stalled shortly after takeoff due to over rotation and frost accretion on the wings, crashed and caught fire.

At around 7:30 local time (5:30 UTC), the aircraft ran on Runway 35 of approx. 3200 ft (975.4 m) and became airborne. At a height of 8–10 m, it suddenly yawed left and pitched nose-down. The Fokker F28 contacted the ground again and struck a drainage ditch, skid

Skid (aerodynamic)

In flying, a skid is a specific type of slip.It often means a turn where the sideways movement of the aircraft is outwards from the centre of the turn...

ded, disintegrated and caught fire. Pilot error in deciding to depart with an airframe having ice accumulations on the wings and vertical stabilizer was the cause of the accident.

It was the worst accident involving a Fokker F28 and second deadliest aviation accident in Turkey at that time.

Crew and passengers

The aircraft had five crew and 68 passengers on board. Four crew and 62 passengers were killed at the accident. One crew member and six passenger survived.

Aircraft

The aircraft, a Fokker F28

Fokker F28

The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...

 Fellowship 1000 with two Rolls-Royce RB183-2 "Spey" Mk555-15 turbofan

Turbofan

The turbofan is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used for aircraft propulsion. A turbofan combines two types of engines, the turbo portion which is a conventional gas turbine engine, and the fan, a propeller-like ducted fan...

 jet engine

Jet engine

A jet engine is a reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet to generate thrust by jet propulsion and in accordance with Newton's laws of motion. This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, pulse jets...

s, 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 11057. It made its first flight on September 5, 1972 and was delivered on January 13, 1973.