Istanbul – Ankara – Adana

On March 8, 1962 at 05:43 PM, Istanbul – Ankara – Adana experienced a crash involving Fairchild F27, operated by Turkish Airlines - THY Türk Hava Yollari, with the event recorded near Mt Medetsiz Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi).

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

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, the pilot reported passing Aksaray and estimated to arrive at Adana at 1740LT. At 1728 the pilot reported at FL175 and requested a clearance to approach. At 1740 the flight was cleared to 5,000 feet and was asked to report crossing 8,000 feet and 7,000 feet. Shortly later, at an altitude of 6,800 feet, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Medetsiz located 87 km north of Adana Airport. All 11 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TC-KOP, MSN 83, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.1335°, 37.1526°.