Nighttime Controlled Flight into Terrain Near Isparta (TC-JBH)

Flight Details and Accident Sequence The aircraft departed Istanbul-Yeşilköy Airport at 2245LT on a scheduled flight to Antalya, carrying 146 passengers and a crew of eight. After passing over the Afyon VOR at 25,000 feet, the crew requested permission to descend to 13,000 feet. At 2311LT, the captain reported seeing Antalya city lights and began the descent to runway 36. The aircraft's actual position was approximately 100 km north of Antalya. Four minutes later, while descending at night under VFR at 3,700 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Karakaya, which is 1,371 metres high and located south of Isparta. The aircraft disintegrated on impact, with debris found at an altitude of 1,130 metres. All 154 occupants were killed.