1962 Turkish Airlines Taurus Mountains crash


The 1962 Turkish Airlines Taurus Mountains crash occurred on 8 March 1962 at 17:43 local time when a Turkish Airlines Fairchild F-27 airliner, registration TC-KOP, on a scheduled domestic flight from Esenboğa Airport in Ankara to Adana Airport, flew into the Bolkar Mountains on approach to landing.

Accident

The Turkish Airlines F-27 departed from Esenboğa Airport at 16:20 EET for a flight to Adana. The pilot reported en route passing Aksaray and estimated to arrive in Adana at 17:40 local time. At 17:28, the pilot reported at FL175 and requested a clearance to approach. At 17:40 the flight was cleared to and was asked to report crossing and. Nothing more was heard from the flight. It appeared the plane had crashed at AMSL some from the Adana radio range at Bolkar Mountains of southeastern Taurus mountain range.
The probable cause of the accident was that the pilot was unable to keep track of his exact position or to maintain exact altitude in avoiding cumulus cloud, and associated turbulent conditions.

Crew and passengers

The aircraft had three crew and eight passengers on board. All crew and passengers lost their lives at the crash.

Aircraft

The aircraft, a Fairchild F-27 with two Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engines, was produced by Fairchild Hiller with manufacturer serial number 83, and made its first flight in 1960.