A TURKISH regional governor confirmed the wreckage of a missing plane carrying 56 people had been found today, hours after disappearing from radar screens, the state Anatolian news agency said.
Semsettin Uzun, governor of Isparta province in central Turkey, told the agency military aircraft had identified the wreckage in the mountainous region but had not yet been able to reach the site.
There was no immediate word on casualties.
The plane disappeared from radar screens shortly before it was due to land at Isparta, about 150km north of the Mediterranean resort of Antalya.
The plane was operated by the private AtlasJetair company whose chief executive Tuncay Doganer told the CNN Turk broadcaster there were 49 passengers and seven crew on board.
The aircraft, the make of which was not immediately known, was flying from Istanbul.
Turkey’s state Anatolian news agency said aviation authorities lost contact with the plane, just after the pilot said he was preparing to land at Isparta’s Suleyman Demirel airport.
“As the plane was approaching its descent, it sought permission to land and after receiving a positive reply from the tower contact was lost,” the agency quoted local deputy governor Tayyar Sasmaz as saying.
Police and emergency crews had launched a search and rescue operation and a crisis desk had been set up at the airport, the agency said.
Turkey is now in the grip of winter with snow and fog common on higher ground across much of the country.
Source: The Herald Sun
By: Bmused55 - 3rd December 2007 at 10:11
From the latest pictures, I looks like the pilot saw they were headed for a ridge, pulled up but hit the ridge with the aircraft belly, breaking off the tail, while the rest of the aircraft bounced back into the air and continued on and pancaked into the next ridge.
There is a distinct “Scuff” mark on the first ridge with a clearly defined shape of the fuselage and wings about 150-200 feet before the remnants of the tail section.
By: steve rowell - 1st December 2007 at 09:18
I supose its possible that the G forces involved in this crash saw to the death of all on board.
It’s usually the massive deceleration forces that cause most of the casualties in these type of accidents
By: Bmused55 - 30th November 2007 at 18:00
I’ve been reviewing photos of the crash scene.
The wingbox section and several feet fore and aft od it held up well to the impact, its a mystery why no one has survived.
I supose its possible that the G forces involved in this crash saw to the death of all on board. It’s spookily similar to the Staines Trident that pancaked into the ground. The fuse was largely intact but not a soul survived.
The lack of any post crash fire in this crash immediately alarms me, fuel starvation? The wings (thus their integral fuel tanks) are quite clearly ripped apart.
By: Grey Area - 30th November 2007 at 17:40
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Very sad news, what kind of load factor is 49?
Having seen a few pics of the crash this morning, the plane seems to have held up quite well which makes it all the sadder that such a high % have lost there lives.
p.s, I posted this up last night just after it happend and it was removed, could someone pm me the reason why, cheers :confused:
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No threads or postings by you have been deleted so far as I can see.
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By: cal900 - 30th November 2007 at 12:17
Very sad news, what kind of load factor is 49?
Having seen a few pics of the crash this morning, the plane seems to have held up quite well which makes it all the sadder that such a high % have lost there lives.
p.s, I posted this up last night just after it happend and it was removed, could someone pm me the reason why, cheers :confused:
By: EHVB - 30th November 2007 at 07:48
It was an MD-83 from Atlasjet Airliner. All onboard (56 are mentioned) lost their live. ( I read this from a Dutch press agency text)
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