Amsterdam – Istanbul – Aleppo – Batavia

On October 19, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Amsterdam – Istanbul – Aleppo – Batavia experienced a crash involving Fokker F7, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Istanbul-Yesilköy Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. About one hour and 30 minutes after takeoff from Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport, bound for Aleppo, the left engine failed. The crew decided to return to Istanbul but the visibility was poor due to fog. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in bushes south of Yesilköy Airfield. While the copilot and the engineer were slightly injured, the captain was unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PH-AGB, MSN 5179, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.9782°, 28.8263°.