Istanbul - Isparta

On November 30, 2007 at 01:36 AM, Istanbul - Isparta experienced a crash involving McDonnell Douglas MD-83, operated by AtlasJet Airlines, with the event recorded near Isparta Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

57 people were known to be on board, 57 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 50, passenger fatalities: 50, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Istanbul-Atatürk Airport at 0051LT on a schedule service to Isparta, carrying 50 passengers and 7 crew members. After being cleared to proceed to a VOR/DME approach to Isparta Airport runway 05, the crew was supposed to fly over IPT VOR then to follow a 223° heading. But the crew failed to input the arrival procedures in the FMS and started the approach by night over rising terrain. As the EGPWS failed to activate, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a mountainous area located near Çukurören, about 12 km west of Isparta Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 57 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TC-AKM, MSN 53185/2090, year of manufacture 1994.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.9465°, 30.9602°.