Istanbul – Ankara

On February 3, 1964 at 08:30 PM, Istanbul – Ankara experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Turkish Airlines - THY Türk Hava Yollari, with the event recorded near Ankara-Esenboga Central Anatolia Region (Iç Anadolu Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the approach to Ankara-Esenboga Airport by night and was cleared to descent from 9,000 to 8,000 feet to the runway 03. In low visibility, the airplane struck a snow covered mountain located 12 km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TC-ETI, MSN 12319, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.1256°, 32.9831°.