 TC-THG, the aircraft involved in the accident, February 2001. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 January 2003 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility due to pilot error |
| Site | Diyarbakır Airport, Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | BAe Avro RJ100 |
| Aircraft name | Konya |
| Operator | Turkish Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | TK634 |
| ICAO flight No. | THY634 |
| Call sign | TURKISH 634 |
| Registration | TC-THG |
| Flight origin | Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Destination | Diyarbakır Airport, Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Occupants | 80 |
| Passengers | 75 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 75 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 5 |
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Turkish Airlines Flight 634 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Diyarbakır Airport in southeastern Turkey. On 8 January 2003 at 20:19 EET (18:19 UTC), the aircraft operating the flight, a British Aerospace Avro RJ100, struck the ground on final approach approximately 900 metres (3,000 ft) short of the runway threshold during inclement weather conditions. In the following collision with a slope, a post-crash fire broke out, killing 75 of the 80 occupants, including the entire crew. This is the deadliest aviation accident to involve the BAe 146.