17949

On October 19, 1968 at 12:00 AM, 17949 experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Turkish Air Force - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri, with the event recorded near Akhisar Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi).

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

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft was completing a liaison flight to Izmir-Cumaovasi Airport when it struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of Akhisar. All 10 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 17949, MSN 4100, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.9241°, 27.8402°.