Istanbul - Almaty

On April 24, 1998 at 03:00 PM, Istanbul - Almaty experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-62, operated by Trans Asian Airlines, with the event recorded near Istanbul-Atatürk Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi).

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

73 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 73 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 64, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. At Istanbul-Atatürk Airport, while preparing for takeoff, one of the engine caught fire and exploded. All 73 occupants (64 passengers and nine crew members) evacuated the aircraft and were uninjured. A fire erupted, destroying the rear part of the airplane.

Aircraft reference details include registration YR-IRD, MSN 47 27 5 4 6, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.9940°, 29.1218°.