Tag: 154 Fatalities Turkish Aviation Disaster
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On This Day In 1976: Turkish Airlines Flight 452 mistook Isparta lights for Antalya Airport, descended into a mountain and killed all 154 aboard in Turkey’s deadliest crash
On September 19, 1976, Turkish Airlines Flight 452 was operating from Milan, Italy, to Antalya, Turkey, via Istanbul when a fatal navigation error turned a routine nighttime approach into one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. The Boeing 727-200, registered TC-JBH and named Antalya, carried 146 passengers and eight crew members. All 154 people aboard…
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