Boeing 727-200 crash, Feb 27, 1988 (15 killed), Arapköy
Boeing 727-200 accident on February 27, 1988 near Arapköy, Kyrenia, Cyprus with 15 fatalities. Cause: The captain cancelled the instrument flight plan...
- Date: February 27, 1988
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Arapköy, Kyrenia, Cyprus
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain cancelled the instrument flight plan and descended early during a VOR approach in poor visibility, into rising terrain.
A Talia Airways Boeing 727 200 flying for JAT from Istanbul Ataturk to Ercan struck a mountain slope in the Kyrenia range while descending early on approach to Ercan, killing all 15 aboard.