ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAT Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB)
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Date:Sunday 23 December 1979
Type:Silhouette image of generic F28 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000
Operator:Türk Hava Yollari - THY
Registration: TC-JAT
MSN: 11071
First flight: 1973-07-20 (6 years 5 months)
Total airframe hrs:12245
Cycles:13763
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 41
Total:Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 45
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:32 km (20 mls) N of Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB) (   Turkey)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Samsun Airport (SSX/LTAQ), Turkey
Destination airport:Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC), Turkey
Narrative:
A THY Fokker F-28 passenger jet named "Trabzon" was destroyed when it flew into the side of a hill near the village of Kuyumcuköy, Turkey. The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Samsun Airport (SSX) to Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB). The crew had deviated from the localizer course while on an ILS approach.

Sources:
» Willem Wendt


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photo of Fokker-F-281000-TC-JAT
accident date: 23-12-1979
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000
registration: TC-JAT
photo of Fokker-F-281000-TC-JAT
accident date: 23-12-1979
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000
registration: TC-JAT
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Samsun Airport to Ankara-Esenboga Airport as the crow flies is 304 km (190 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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