Istanbul – Ankara

On March 25, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Istanbul – Ankara experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY, with the event recorded near Ankara-Etimesgut Central Anatolia Region (Iç 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.

15 people were known to be on board, 15 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: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

On touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 15 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TC-BAL, MSN 19423, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9582°, 32.6324°.