Turkish Airlines Flight 158

Turkish Airlines Flight 158
The aircraft involved in the accident, 1981.
Accident
Date16 January 1983
SummaryRunway undershot in bad weather conditions
Sitenear Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey
40°06′46.8″N 32°58′48″E / 40.113000°N 32.98000°E / 40.113000; 32.98000
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-2F2
Aircraft nameAfyon
OperatorTurkish Airlines
IATA flight No.TK158
ICAO flight No.THY158
Call signTURKISH 158
RegistrationTC-JBR
Flight originOrly Airport, Paris, France
StopoverIstanbul Yeşilköy Airport, Turkey
DestinationAnkara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey
Occupants67
Passengers60
Crew7
Fatalities47
Injuries20
Survivors20

Turkish Airlines Flight 158 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport to Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey. On 16 January 1983, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 727-200, landed about 50 metres (160 ft) short of the runway at its destination airport in driving snow, broke up, and caught fire. Of the 67 occupants on board, 47 died.