NC4 INCIDENT MONITORING CENTER FEATURED INCIDENT
Turkey Plane Crash

November 29, 2007

A Turkish plane with fifty-seven people on-board crashed just outside of Keciborlu, Turkey on November 29th at 23:36 GMT. The AtlasJet plane, which took off from Istanbul disappeared from radar just after the pilot received permission to land at its destination, Suleyman Demirel Airport in Isparta. The wreckage of the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft was found after a brief search by rescue teams in a mountainous region approximately eight miles from Isparta. There were no survivors among the fifty passengers and seven crew members. All were Turkish citizens.

AtlasJet Airlines officials stated weather conditions were good at the time of the flight and the aircraft had no known technical problems. Both pilots were experienced and had recently completed a routine training session. An investigation of the airplane’s black box is underway.

Selected Updates

NC4 Incident Monitoring Center issued the following alerts:

• Turkish plane with 59 people on-board goes missing near Isparta, Turkey.
  11/29/07 19:27 PST
  
  
• Wreckage of Turkish plane carrying 56 people reportedly found near Isparta.
  11/29/07 20:29 PST
  

• Rescue teams find no survivors at wreckage of Turkish plane crash.
  11/29/07 21:33 PST
  

• Cause of Turkish MD-83 airliner crash that killed 56 is unclear. 11/30/07 02:11 PST
  
  

• Officials investigating crash of Turkish MD-83; this incident is closed.
  12/01/07 00:52 PST
  

 

Additional Resources
NC4 provides ongoing updates to members as the incident unfolds through the NC4 Incident Monitoring Center (NIMC). NIMC analysts follow the incident using official government sources as well as national and local media sources - linking to the Reuters new article, “Downed Turkish Airliner Kills 57”, including images from the scene and detailed reports.

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