Turkish Airlines Flight 158

Turkish Airlines Flight 158
The aircraft involved in the accident, 1981.
Accident
Date16 January 1983
SummaryRunway undershot in bad weather conditions
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-2F2
Aircraft nameAfyon
OperatorTurkish Airlines
IATA flight No.TK158
ICAO flight No.THY158
Call signTURKISH 158
RegistrationTC-JBR
Flight originOrly Airport, Paris, France
StopoverIstanbul Yeşilköy Airport, Turkey
DestinationAnkara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey
Occupants67
Passengers60
Crew7
Fatalities47
Injuries20
Survivors20

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.

Accident

The flight was a scheduled flight between Paris and Ankara Esenboğa Airport in Turkey, with a scheduled stop at Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport.[2] As the Boeing 727 approached the airport in Ankara, weather conditions were bad, with driving snow and gusty winds.[3][4] As the plane attempted to land, it hit the ground well short of the runway.[3] It then struck an obstacle and broken into three pieces as it skidded onto the runway.[3] The middle section of the plane exploded and burst into flames.[3]

The weather conditions hindered rescue attempts, as the roads were treacherous. Four taxis that were rushing to the airport to assist with the rescue efforts collided, killing four people.[3] Many of the dead and injured were burned in the fire.[3] Area hospitals had difficulty identifying the badly burned bodies.[4] Some of the survivors had been seated in the tail section of the aircraft and were thrown from the aircraft when it broke apart.[4] Most of the fatal injuries occurred to passengers in the middle section that caught on fire.[4]

After the crash, Esenboğa Airport was closed until the following afternoon to give investigators a chance to locate the flight recorders and to inspect the wreckage.[4]

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 of the passengers were injured, but survived the accident.[1][2] Many of the dead and injured were burned in the fire.[3] 21 of the passengers were on connecting flights from Paris, Copenhagen, and Munich.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Aircraft accident Boeing 727-2F2 TC-JBR Ankara". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Ayın Tarihi-Ocak 1983" [Date of the Month - January 1983] (in Turkish). Governmental Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "45 killed as 727 crashes during landing in Turkey". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Ankara, Turkey. Reuters. 17 January 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Turkish plane's black box found". Wisconsin State Journal. Ankara, Turkey. The Associated Press. 18 January 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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