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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
08JAN2003 at 1917LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
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Registration |
TC-THG |
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Location |
Diyarbakir |
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Flight number |
TK634 | ||
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Schedule |
Istanbul - Diyarbakir |
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Construction number |
E3241 |
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Year of manufacture |
1994 |
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Crew on board |
5 |
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Pax on board |
75 |
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Crew fatalities |
5 |
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Pax fatalities |
70 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
75 |
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Circumstances |
On final approach in thick fog, the aircraft struck the ground short of runway and desintegrated. The Turkish board said that the pilots continued the approach after passing the minimum descent altitude as they saw the runway lights before they disappeared due to fog. |
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