Country
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Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)
Ground fire of an Ilyushin II-62M in Istanbul
Date & Time:
Apr 24, 1998 at 0015 LT
Registration:
YR-IRD
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Istanbul - Almaty
MSN:
47 27 5 4 6
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
64
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
At Istanbul-Atatürk Airport, while preparing for takeoff, one of the engine caught fire and exploded. All 73 occupants (64 passengers and nine crew members) evacuated the aircraft and were uninjured. A fire erupted, destroying the rear part of the airplane.
Probable cause:
Engine fire and explosion.
Crash of a Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III in Bursa: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 16, 1998
Operator:
Registration:
TC-BAS
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Istanbul - Bursa
MSN:
421C-0331
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While descending to Bursa Airport by night, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain and was destroyed upon impact. All three occupants were killed.
Crash of a Boeing 707-366C in Istanbul
Date & Time:
Aug 21, 1996 at 1700 LT
Operator:
Registration:
SU-AVX
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cairo - Istanbul
MSN:
20760
YOM:
1973
Flight number:
MS837
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
120
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Istanbul-Atatürk Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with rain falls. The visibility was estimated to be 8 km but on short final, the crew lost visual contact with the runway for few seconds while the aircraft encountered local strong showers. After touchdown on a wet runway 24, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance and overran. It lost its undercarriage, went through a fence, crossed a road and collided with various obstacles before coming to rest, broken in two. All 131 occupants were evacuated, among them 19 passengers were slightly injured.
Crash of a BAc 111-525FT in Istanbul
Date & Time:
Dec 30, 1995 at 1725 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YR-BCO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bucharest - Istanbul
MSN:
272
YOM:
1982
Flight number:
RO261
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
75
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The approach and landing at Istanbul-Atatürk was completed in marginal weather conditions with sleet, strong winds and turbulences. The copilot was the pilot-in-command. Upon touchdown on runway 36, the aircraft landed hard and bounced. On the second impact, the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the right at a speed of 60 knots and came to rest. All 81 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The wind was gusting up to 29 knots at the time of the accident with a visibility limited to 4 km.
Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond IA in Istanbul
Date & Time:
Jul 12, 1995
Operator:
Registration:
TC-YIB
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
051
YOM:
1983
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Istanbul-Atatürk Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck the ground few hundred metres short of runway threshold. Upon impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft came to rest on its belly. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was written off. For unknown reasons, the crew was completing the approach at an unsafe altitude.
Crash of a Dornier DO.28D-2 Skyservant in Istanbul: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 14, 1995
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all three occupants.
Crash of a Grumman S-2E Tracker at Cengiz Topel NAS: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 15, 1993 at 1100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
TCB-885
Survivors:
No
MSN:
160
YOM:
1957
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Cengiz Topel NAS, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane lost height and crashed. All four crew members were killed as well as one people on the ground.
Probable cause:
The loss of control was the consequence of an engine failure shortly after rotation.
Crash of a Grumman S-2E Tracker in Kurtköy: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 2, 1992
Operator:
Registration:
TCB-673
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cengiz Topel NAS - Cengiz Topel NAS
MSN:
206
YOM:
1957
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Cengiz Topel NAS on a local training flight. En route, the aircraft suffered an engine failure and crashed in a hilly terrain near Kurtköy. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.
