London – Ankara – Bahrain

On April 23, 1959 at 09:46 AM, London – Ankara – Bahrain experienced a crash involving Avro 689 Tudor, operated by Air Charter Ltd London, with the event recorded near Mt Süphan Dagi Eastern Anatolia Region (Dogu Anadolu Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 12, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft was performing a cargo flight from London to Bahrain with an intermediate stop at Ankara Airport, carrying a crew of 12 and various goods. At 0814LT, the airplane passed over Gemerek at an altitude of 11,500 feet then Elazig at 0859LT at 13,500 feet. The crew reported his position over Mus 27 minutes later and the contact was lost at 0946LT. SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage was found six days later on the slope of the Mt Süphan Dagi (4,158 metres high) located to the north of the Van Lake. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 12 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGRH, MSN 1256, year of manufacture 1945.