38°17′21″N 27°09′18″E / 38.28917°N 27.15500°E
 TC-JAO, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 1973 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 January 1974 |
| Summary | Stalled and crashed during takeoff |
| Site | Izmir Cumaovası Airport, Cumaovası, İzmir, Turkey |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship |
| Aircraft name | Van |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines |
| Registration | TC-JAO |
| Flight origin | İzmir Cumaovası Airport, Turkey |
| Destination | Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport, Turkey |
| Occupants | 73 |
| Passengers | 68 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 67 |
| Injuries | 6 |
| Survivors | 6 |
Turkish Airlines Flight 301 was a passenger flight operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship of Turkish Airlines registered as TC-JAO that crashed during takeoff at İzmir Cumaovası Airport on 26 January 1974 while en route to Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport, killing 67 of its 73 passengers and crew.
The aircraft spent the night prior to the accident outside in freezing temperatures, causing frost accumulation on the wings, which was unnoticed by the crew before departure. During takeoff, the pilots over-rotated the plane, causing it to stall, which together with the frost caused the aircraft to climb to just 8–10 metres (26–33 ft) before pitching down and veering left, crashing into the ground and subsequently catching fire.
In 1990, it was claimed that the accident was caused by two of the pilots being drunk. Autopsy results confirmed alcohol was found in the blood of the captain and flight engineer, but that it was not the cause of the accident.