Air disaster

Turkish Airlines flight 634

8 Jan 2003 · 37.89° N, 40.20° E

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When
8 Jan 2003
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
37.89° N, 40.20° E
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
75
Injured
5
Cause
controlled flight into terrain

Turkish Airlines Flight 634

2003 aviation accident

Turkish Airlines Flight 634 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Diyarbakır Airport in southeastern Turkey. On 8 January 2003 at 20:19 EET, 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.

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