ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) TC-ARK Adana
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Date:Saturday 3 April 1954
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY
Registration: TC-ARK
MSN: 19509
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Total:Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Adana (   Turkey)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey
Destination airport:Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey
Narrative:
Crashed 15 minutes after takeoff.

Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 4 April 1954, p3


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Distance from Adana Airport to Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport as the crow flies is 708 km (443 miles).

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