1979 Ankara Turkish Airlines F28 crash

On December 23, 1979, a Turkish Airlines Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 airliner, registration TC-JAT, named Trabzon, on a domestic passenger flight from Samsun Airport to Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara, flew into the side of a hill 1,400 m (4,600 ft) near the village of Kuyumcuköy in Çubuk district of Ankara Province, 32 km (20 mi) north-northeast of the destination airport on approach to landing.^[1]

1979 Ankara Turkish Airlines F28 crash

A Turkish Airlines Fokker F28 similar to the one involved. This aircraft crashed four years earlier.
Accident
Date	December 23, 1979
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey 40.32947°N 33.15708°E / 40.32947; 33.15708
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000
Aircraft name	Trabzon
Operator	Turkish Airlines
Registration	TC-JAT
Flight origin	Samsun Airport, Samsun, Turkey
Destination	Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey
Passengers	41
Crew	4
Fatalities	41
Injuries	4
Survivors	4

The crew had deviated from the localizer course while on an ILS approach experiencing severe turbulence.^[1][2][3]

Crew and passengers

The aircraft had 41 passengers and four crew on board; 38 passengers and three crew were killed in the accident.^[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 11071, and made its first flight in 1973.^[1]