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.
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
- ^ a b c "Aircraft accident Boeing 727-2F2 TC-JBR Ankara". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Ayın Tarihi-Ocak 1983" (in Turkish). Governmental Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
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