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Turkish Airlines Flight 981 (TK981/THY981) was a scheduled flight from Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport to London Heathrow Airport, with an intermediate stop at Orly Airport in Paris.
Flight TK981 went on to become the deadliest single aircraft crash for over a decade, until the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 in August 1985. 520 of the 524 people onboard died when the Boeing 747 crashed 62 miles (100 km) from Tokyo following structural failure and an explosive decompression.
Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a regular flight operated by Turkish Airlines, from Istanbul to London Heathrow, with a stopover in Paris. On 3 March, 1974, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 [1] operating the flight suffered an explosive decompression and crashed into the Ermenonville Forest, shortly after it had left Paris, killing all 346 people on ...
Flight TK981 from Istanbul to London via Paris was destroyed by the ejection of the aft cargo door in flight, killing 346 people. The accident was caused by the incorrect closure of the door and the inadequate pressure relief vents and flight control cables.
Turkish Airlines Flight 981 (TK981) was a flight from Istanbul-Atatürk (ISL) to London-Heathrow (LHR) with a layover at Paris-Orly (ORY). On March 3, 1974, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 crashed into the Ermenonville Forest, 37.76 kilometers (23.46 miles) outside Paris.
Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a tragic accident that highlighted serious design and procedural flaws in the aviation industry. It led to significant changes in aircraft design and a reassessment of safety protocols that continue to influence modern air travel safety.
On March 3, 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981’s cabin was full of passengers after strikes meant everyone rushed to book tickets for the few available journeys. This included 177 Brits who...
More than 40 years ago, the Turkish Airlines Flight 981 disaster was the deadliest plane crash in aviation history. Just 10 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft plummeted into the Ermenonville...
Learn about the 1974 accident of THY Turkish Airlines flight 981 from Istanbul to London via Paris, which killed all 346 people on board. Find out how a cargo door malfunction caused a sudden explosion and the crew's futile attempt to save the aircraft.
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the crash of Turkish Airlines (THY) flight 981, a DC-10-10 (TC-JAV) departing Paris Orly on a short flight to London Heathrow, a continuation of a flight from Istanbul. All 346 people aboard the aircraft were killed, including 12 crew and 334 passengers.