What the records say
- When
- 8 Mar 1962
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 36.99° N, 32.95° E
- Description
- 1962 aircraft accident in Turkey
- Deaths
- 11
1962 Taurus Mountains Turkish Airlines F-27 crash
1962 aircraft accident in Turkey
On 8 March 1962, a Fairchild F-27 of Turkish Airlines crashed into Mount Medetsiz in the Taurus Mountains range while en route from Ankara Esenboğa Airport to Adana Airport, killing all eight passengers and three crew members on board. The flight took an unusual route directly through the mountain range and encountered cumulus clouds during descend into Adana, causing the flight crew to navigate around them.
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