TC-AKM — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

November 30, 2007AccidentHull loss
The aircraft departed Istanbul-Atatürk Airport at 0051LT on a schedule service to Isparta, carrying 50 passengers and 7 crew members. After being cleared to proceed to a VOR/DME approach to Isparta Airport runway 05, the crew was supposed to fly over IPT VOR then to follow a 223° heading.
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 · 57 fatalities
The following findings were identified: - The crew failed to follow the published procedures, - The crew failed to adhere to SOP's, - The EGPWS system failed to activate and to warn the crew about the insufficient altitude, - The EGPWS failed 86 times during the last 235 flights and was removed from another aircraft to be installed on TC-AKM 10 days prior… Full accident record