Istanbul – Diyarbakir

On January 8, 2003 at 08:19 PM, Istanbul – Diyarbakir experienced a crash involving Avro RJ100, operated by Turkish Airlines - THY Türk Hava Yollari, with the event recorded near Diyarbakir Southeastern Anatolia Region (Güneydogu Anadolu 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.

80 people were known to be on board, 75 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 93.8%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 75, passenger fatalities: 70, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Diyarbakir Airport by night, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with local patches of fog and limited visibility. On short final, in a slight nose down attitude, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed 900 metres short of runway 34, bursting into flames. Five passengers were seriously injured while 75 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the crew was completing a VOR/DME approach to runway 34 that was not equipped with an ILS.

Aircraft reference details include registration TC-THG, MSN E3241, year of manufacture 1994.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.9162°, 40.2364°.