Plane Crash List

Douglas DC-10 N1031F

2 January 1976 · Istanbul, Asia · Serious injuries

Summary

On 2 January 1976 at about 06:36 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N1031F, operated by Overseas National Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Istanbul, Asia. 376 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 8 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 06:36
Classification
Accident
Location
Istanbul, Asia
Nearest airport
Yesilkoy
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas DC-10
Registration
N1031F
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
3
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Jeddah, Saud → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
1-0024

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
376 0 1 8 367

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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All 77 records for this type

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All 136 records in Asia