The 5 biggest accidents in Turkish Airlines history
Turkish Airlines Flight 278 is a plane crash that took place on December 29, 1994. The aviation accident occurred when the plane, which performed the Ankara-Van flight with the Turkish Airlines (THY) Boeing 737, continued to fly despite fog and snowfall.
Turkish Airlines Flight 278 is a plane crash that took place on December 29, 1994. The aviation accident occurred when the plane, which performed the Ankara-Van flight with the Turkish Airlines (THY) Boeing 737, continued to fly despite fog and snowfall. This is the second major accident involving a Boeing 737-400 and the fifth major accident in Turkish Airlines' history. On December 29, 1994, Boeing 737-400 type '' Mersin '' THY aircraft took off from Ankara Esenboğa Airport at 13:52 with 7 crew members and 69 passengers during the Ankara - Van flight. The Ankara return call made by Van Air Traffic Control was rejected by the captain pilot Adem Uygun because of the decrease in visibility due to fog and its type and the landing became risky. After two landing attempts of the pilot, who insisted on his decision, he made a third attempt. At 15:30, he fell on Kale Hill, 13 kilometers from Van. 5 of the 76 people on the plane in the accident, a total of 57 people died.
