2007/12/01

Atlasjet Flight 4203 Crash


MD 88 pictured

What: Atlasjet Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Leased from World Focus Airlines en route from Isparta Airport
Where: mountainous terrain near Isparta.
When: 30 NOV 2007
Who: Crew: Fatalities: 7 Passenger fatalities: 50
Why: MD-83 departed Istanbul at 00:50 on a domestic flight to Isparta. The plane broke into two pieces--fuselage and rear landed in different locations.

Plane's wings and engine were at the top of a hill. Fuselage was 500 feet lower.

Atlasjet before accident

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