Turkish Airlines Flight 158

Turkish Airlines Flight 158 was a scheduled domestic 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.

Turkish Airlines Flight 158
The aircraft involved in the accident, 1981.
Accident
Date16 January 1983
SummaryRunway undershot in bad weather conditions
Sitenear Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey
40°06′46.8″N 32°58′48″E
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-2F2
Aircraft nameAfyon
OperatorTurkish Airlines
RegistrationTC-JBR
Flight originOrly Airport, Paris, France
StopoverIstanbul Yeşilköy Airport, Turkey
DestinationAnkara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey
Occupants67
Passengers60
Crew7
Fatalities47
Injuries20
Survivors20

Aircraft

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

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

  1. "Aircraft accident Boeing 727-2F2 TC-JBR Ankara". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. "Ayın Tarihi-Ocak 1983" (in Turkish). Governmental Press and Information Office. Retrieved 3 January 2009.


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