We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The crew started the approach to Ankara-Esenboğa Airport by night and was cleared to descent from 9,000 to 8,000 feet to the runway 03. In low visibility, the airplane struck a snow covered mountain located 12 km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. Probable cause (official findings): The probable cause was the fact that the aircraft got below the prescribed altitude limits as a consequence of having deviated from the instrument flight ru
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 3 fatalities