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 | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 26, 1974 |
| Summary | Atmospheric icing, Loss of control |
| Site | Cumaovası, Izmir, Turkey 38°17′21″N 27°09′18″E / 38.28917°N 27.15500°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship |
| Aircraft name | Van |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines |
| Registration | TC-JAO |
| Flight origin | Izmir Cumaovası Airport (IZM), Turkey |
| Destination | Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey |
| Passengers | 68 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 66 |
| Survivors | 7 |
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]
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]
