- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: December 23, 1979
Time: ?
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Operator: Turkish Airlines (THY)
Flight #: ?
Route: Ankara - Samsun
AC Type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000
Registration: TC-JAT
cn / ln: 11071
Aboard: 45   (passengers:41  crew:4)
Fatalities: 41   (passengers:38  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed into Cubuk Hill in fog, two minutes away from landing at the airport. The crew had deviated from the localizer course while on an ILS approach in poor weather conditions.The aircraft was named "Trabzon."
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