Avro 689 Tudor crash, Apr 23, 1959 (12 killed), Mt Süphan...
Avro 689 Tudor accident on April 23, 1959 near Mt Süphan Dağı Eastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye with 12 fatalities. Cause: The crew drifted north of...
- Date: April 23, 1959
- Aircraft: Avro 689 Tudor
- Location: Mt Süphan Dağı Eastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew drifted north of track in strong winds while flying on instruments and struck Mount Suphan Dagi. The investigation classed the loss as controlled flight into terrain.
A four engine cargo aircraft operated by Air Charter was flying from London to Bahrain with a stop planned at Ankara. Contact was lost over eastern Türkiye and the wreckage was found days later on Mount Süphan north of Lake Van, with all 12 occupants dead. The finding was that the aircraft drifted north of its track in strong winds while on instruments and struck the mountain.