Bursa - Istanbul

On August 18, 1972 at 09:15 AM, Bursa - Istanbul experienced a crash involving Fairchild F27, operated by Turkish Airlines - THY Türk Hava Yollari, with the event recorded near Istanbul-Yesilköy Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

40 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 40 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: 37, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

For unknown reasons, the airplane belly landed on runway 06/24 and slid for dozen meters before coming to rest. All 40 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration TC-KOC, MSN 81, year of manufacture 1960.

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