Turkish Airlines Flight 835

Turkish Airlines Flight 835

A Fokker F27-100 of Turkish Airlines
Accident
Date	23 September 1961 (1961-09-23)
Summary	Struck hill on final approach
Site	Karanlıktepe, Ankara Province, Turkey 40°N 32.9°E / 40; 32.9
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fokker F27 Friendship 100
Operator	Turkish Airlines
Registration	TC-TAY
Flight origin	Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, Turkey
Destination	Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey
Occupants	29
Passengers	25
Crew	4
Fatalities	28
Survivors	1

Turkish Airlines Flight 835 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Adana Şakirpaşa Airport,to Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey. On 23 September 1961 at 20:02 EET (18:02 UTC), the aircraft operating the flight, a brand-new Fokker F27 Friendship 100 struck the Karanlıktepe hill in Ankara Province on final approach some 18 kilometres (11 mi) off the runway centerline.

There were 25 passengers and 4 crew on board, of which 24 passengers and all four crew members were killed in the accident.

The probable cause of the accident was that the aircraft was not in the normal flying pattern and was well below its designated altitude.