Boeing 707 crash, Aug 21, 1996, Istanbul-Atatürk
Boeing 707 accident on August 21, 1996 near Istanbul-Atatürk, Marmara Region, Türkiye with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined.
- Date: August 21, 1996
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Istanbul-Atatürk, Marmara Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined
An Egyptair Boeing 707 flying from Cairo landed at Istanbul-Ataturk in marginal weather with heavy showers. It could not stop on the wet runway, overran, lost its undercarriage, went through a fence and broke in two. All occupants were evacuated, with 19 passengers slightly injured.