There have been many tragic accidents in Turkish aviation history. The Isparta plane crash and the Van plane crash are perhaps among the plane crashes for which the Turkish nation paid the heaviest price. But apart from these, there were also events that we can describe as truly funny. Would you believe it if we said that a plane crashed into Tofaş passing by? Here are the details…
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The event takes place in Istanbul, the apple of Turkey’s eye. On August 21, 1996, a Boeing 707 belonging to Egypt Airlines started to complete its flight to Istanbul. The plane had started to land at Ataturk Airport and the passengers were fastening their seat belts and waiting for the landing to end. The plane was going to land on Atatürk Airport’s runway called 05-23.
Boeing 707, which could be considered old even in 1996, gave its pilots a rare event in the world. After landing on the runway, the plane could not stop and went off the runway. According to the news at the time, the weather was rainy and the track was wet. Added to this was the fact that the plane was now old enough to retire, and it went off the runway.
The plane, heading towards the road, crashed into a commercial taxi with plate number 34 TJV 62 that was passing by at that time. You know the 90s, Tofaş Kuş Group cars were not cheap and were considered the dream of many families. However, the unfortunate Tofaş Şahin taxi passing by suffered the wrath of the plane. There were no deaths or serious injuries in the incident. The taxi and the taxi’s customer escaped with minor injuries. While Tofaş was destroyed, the landing gear of the old 707 was broken. After the incident, a new arrangement was made on the 05-23 runway. (The name of the track at that time was 06-24)
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Rumor has it that there is an interview with the taxi driver on the evening news. The statement made by the taxi driver is as follows: “Brother, I picked up my passenger and continued towards the center. Suddenly my passenger said the plane was coming. Brother, if they told you a plane was coming, where would you look? Heh, I looked at the sky, but the plane hit the side.It is said that later on, the taxi driver fought with the insurance companies and finally got his money.
This incident can be described as a “simple” situation, as no one was harmed in the accident and it includes humorous details such as a plane crashing into Tofaş. However, runways that do not provide the necessary safety can always cause such dangerous events. No one was hurt there that day, but the next accident may not be as minor. Remember: Aviation is no joke.