Boeing 737-400 crash, Apr 7, 1999 (6 killed), Ceyhan
Boeing 737-400 accident on April 7, 1999 near Ceyhan, Mediterranean Region, Türkiye with 6 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after the crew did not...
- Date: April 7, 1999
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
- Location: Ceyhan, Mediterranean Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after the crew did not recognise erratic airspeed indications, probably because the pitot-static anti-ice system was not switched on, in severe weather. Cabin crew in the cockpit probably distracted the flight crew.
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-400 positioning flight from Adana to Jeddah, carrying no passengers, climbed into poor weather shortly after takeoff. It nosed down into a near vertical dive and broke up on impact in an open field near Ceyhan, leaving a large crater. All six crew members died.