Event

Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622

13 Jan 2018 · 41.00° N, 39.79° E

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When
13 Jan 2018
Kind
Event
Coordinates
41.00° N, 39.79° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622.

Summary

The Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622, which was leaving Trabzon Airport for Ankara, landed on the ground 25 meters away from the sea due to technical problems. 162 passengers and 6 crew survived without any injury.

Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622

2018 aviation accident in Turkey

Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622 was a domestic flight from Ankara to Trabzon, Turkey. On 13 January 2018, while landing on runway 11 at Trabzon Airport, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight ran off the left side of the runway and partially slid down a cliff. While there were no fatalities nor injuries of the 168 passengers and crew, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and subsequently written off.

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