Turkish Airlines Flight 158

Turkish Airlines Flight 158

The aircraft involved in the accident, 1981.
Accident
Date	16 January 1983
Summary	Runway undershot in bad weather conditions
Site	near Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey 40°06′46.8″N 32°58′48″E
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 727-2F2
Aircraft name	Afyon
Operator	Turkish Airlines
Registration	TC-JBR
Flight origin	Orly Airport, Paris, France
Stopover	Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport, Turkey
Destination	Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey
Occupants	67
Passengers	60
Crew	7
Fatalities	47
Injuries	20
Survivors	20

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 died.

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

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