Turkish Airlines Flight 158
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| Date | January 16, 1983 |
| Type | Bad weather conditions |
| Site | near Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey 40°06′46.8″N 32°58′48″E / 40.113°N 32.98°E |
| Passengers | 60 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 47 |
| Survivors | 20 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-2F2 |
| Aircraft name | Afyon |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines |
| Tail number | TC-JBR |
| Flight origin | Paris Orly Airport, France |
| Stopover | Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport, Turkey |
| Destination | Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey |
Turkish Airlines Flight 158 was a Boeing 727-2F2 operated by the Turkish Airlines, registration TC-JBR, named Afyon, on an international scheduled flight from Paris Orly Airport via Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport to Ankara Esenboğa Airport that landed on January 16, 1983 about 50 m (160 ft) short of the runway at its destination airport in driving snow, broke up and caught fire.[1][2]
It was the fourth deadliest aviation accident in Turkey at the time.[1]
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[edit] Crew and passengers
The aircraft had 7 crew and 60 passengers on board. 47 passengers were killed, all the crew and 13 passengers survived the accident with injuries.[1][2]
[edit] 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]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Aircraft accident Boeing 727-2F2 TC-JBR Ankara". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830116-1. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ^ a b "Ayın Tarihi-Ocak 1983" (in Turkish). Governmental Press and Information Office. http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/AyinTarihi/1983/ocak1983.htm. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
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- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1983
- Aviation accidents and incidents in Turkey
- 1983 in Turkey
- Turkish Airlines accidents and incidents
- Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain
- Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727
- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather
- History of Ankara
