Turkish Airlines Flight 301

The 1974 Turkish Airlines Izmir crash occurred on January 26, 1974 when a Turkish Airlines Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship airliner, registration TC-JAO, named Van, on a domestic flight in Turkey from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (IZM) to Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), stalled shortly after takeoff due to over-rotation and frost accretion on the wings, crashed, and caught fire.[1]

Turkish Airlines Flight 301
TC-JAP, sister-ship to the accident aircraft. TC-JAP would later crash herself as Turkish Airlines Flight 345, 29 days after this photo was taken.
Accident
DateJanuary 26, 1974 (1974-01-26)
SummaryAtmospheric icing, Loss of control
SiteCumaovası, Izmir, Turkey
38°17′21″N 27°09′18″E
Aircraft
Aircraft typeFokker F28-1000 Fellowship
Aircraft nameVan
OperatorTurkish Airlines
RegistrationTC-JAO
Flight originIzmir Cumaovası Airport (IZM), Turkey
DestinationIstanbul Yeşilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey
Passengers68
Crew5
Fatalities66
Survivors7

At around 7:30 local time (5:30 UTC), the aircraft took off on Runway 35, 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, skidded, disintegrated, and caught fire.[1] A clear pilot error in deciding to depart with an airframe having ice accumulations on the wings and vertical stabilizer, which was the cause of the accident.[2]

It was the worst accident involving a Fokker F28 and second deadliest aviation accident in Turkey at that time.[1]

Crew and passengers

The aircraft had five crew and 68 passengers on board. Four crew and 62 passengers were killed in the accident. One crew member and six passengers survived.[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft, a Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 with two Rolls-Royce RB183-2 "Spey" Mk555-15 turbofan jet engines, was built by Fokker with manufacturer serial number 11057. It made its first flight on September 5, 1972 and was delivered on January 13, 1973.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAO Izmir-Cumaovası Airport (ADB)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  2. "TC-JAO". Air Disaster. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  3. "TC-JAO". planespotter.org. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
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