Fatal Events Since 1970 for Turkish Airlines

The following events are those involving at least one passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role. Excluded would be events where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs.

  1. 26 January 1974; THY F28-1000; Izmir, Turkey: The aircraft had an accident during takeoff. Four of the five crew members and 62 of the 68 passengers were killed.

  2. 3 March 1974; THY DC10; near Paris, France: During climb, a rear cargo door which was improperly closed blew out. The resulting cabin decompression caused damage to the main cabin floor and to some control cables in the area. The crew was unable to control the aircraft and the plane crashed. All 333 passengers and 12 crew were killed.

  3. 30 January 1975; THY F28-1000; Istanbul, Turkey: The aircraft had an accident during landing. All four crew members and 37 passengers were killed.

  4. 19 September 1976; THY 727-200; near Isparta, Turkey: The aircraft struck a mountain during the approach. All eight crew members and 146 passengers were killed.

  5. 23 December 1979; THY F28-1000; near Ankara, Turkey: The aircraft had a catastrophic in flight structural failure due to severe turbulence. Three of the four crew members and 36 of the 39 passengers were killed.

  6. 14 October 1980; THY 727; Diyarbakir, Turkey : One passenger was killed during a hijacking.

  7. 16 January 1983; THY 727-200; Ankara, Turkey: The aircraft crashed about 500 feet (150m) short of runway during poor visibility (fog and snow) and possibly wind shear. There were 47 fatalities among the 60 passengers.

  8. 29 December 1994; THY Turkish Airlines 737-400; near Van, Turkey: The aircraft hit a hill four km from the airport during the plane's fourth landing attempt. Six of the seven crew members and 49 of the 55 passengers were killed

  9. 8 January 2003; Turkish Airlines RJ100; Diyarbakir, Turkey:
    The aircraft had departed from Istanbul and crashed shortly before landing in Diyarbakir, a city near Turkey's border with Iraq. Four of the five crew members and 71 of the 75 passengers were killed in the crash.
    Fatal RJ70/RJ100 Events

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