DCA76RA017

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Istanbul, TU · January 2, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 2, 1976
Place
Istanbul, TU · ISTANBUL, Turkey
Injuries
1 serious, 8 minor, 367 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1031FDouglas DC-10
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151982

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0024   76/1/2    ISTANBUL,TURKEY     DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  1 11  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0636                    N1031F              PX-  0  0364                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YESILKOY
        OPERATOR - OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEDDAH,SAUD                 ISTANBUL,TURKEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1031F
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Yesilkoy

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.