Turkish Airlines Flight 835

Turkish Airlines Flight 835

A Fokker F27-100 of Turkish Airlines, similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident
Date	23 September 1961 (1961-09-23)
Summary	Struck hill on final approach
Site	Karanlıktepe, Ankara Province, Turkey 40°00′N 32°54′E / 40°N 32.9°E / 40; 32.9
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fokker F27 Friendship 100
Operator	Turkish Airlines
IATA flight No.	TK835
ICAO flight No.	THY835
Call sign	TURKISH 835
Registration	TC-TAY
Flight origin	Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, Turkey
Destination	Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey
Occupants	29
Passengers	25
Crew	4
Fatalities	28
Survivors	1

Turkish Airlines Flight 835 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Adana Şakirpaşa Airport,to Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey. On 23 September 1961 at 20:02 EET (18:02 UTC), the aircraft operating the flight, a brand-new Fokker F27 Friendship 100 struck the Karanlıktepe hill in Ankara Province on final approach around 18 kilometres (11 mi) short of the runway.^[1]

There were 25 passengers and 4 crew on board, of which 24 passengers and all 4 crew members were killed in the accident.^[2] Among the Passangers were 10 Members of the Heidelberg Department of Ancient History, including both Professors, Jacques Moreau and Hans Schaefer.^[3]

The probable cause of the accident was that the aircraft was not in the normal flying pattern and was well below its designated altitude.^[4]