TC-THG, the aircraft involved in the accident, February 2001.
Accident
Date
8 January 2003
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility due to pilot error
Site
Diyarbakır Airport, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Aircraft
Aircraft type
BAe Avro RJ100
Aircraft name
Konya
Operator
Turkish Airlines
Registration
TC-THG
Flight origin
Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Diyarbakır Airport, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Occupants
80
Passengers
75
Crew
5
Fatalities
75
Injuries
3
Survivors
5
LTBA
LTCC
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Location of departure (LTBA) and destination (LTCC) airports
Turkish Airlines Flight 634 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Turkish Airlines' hub at Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Diyarbakır Airport in southeastern Turkey. On 8 January 2003 at 20:19 EET (18:19 UTC), the aircraft operating the flight, a British Aerospace Avro RJ100, struck the ground on final approach approximately 900 metres (3,000 ft) short of the runway threshold during inclement weather conditions. In the following collision with a slope, a post-crash fire broke out, killing 75 of the 80 occupants, including the entire crew. This is the deadliest aviation accident to involve the BAe 146.
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