Turkish Airlines Flight 345 [SEP] point in time
Turkish Airlines Flight 345
Turkish Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship from Izmir Cumaovası Airport to Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport that crashed into the Sea of Marmara on 30 January 1975 during approach. It was the second worst accident involving a Fokker F28 and third deadliest aviation accident in Turkey at that time.
Background.
The aircraft operating Flight 345 was a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship with manufacturer serial number 11058, and made its first flight in 1972. Since then, it
the aircraft in favor of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar as a result of bribery by Lockheed. Three of the planes went to Turkish Airlines, while the two remaining went to Laker Airways. 
The accident aircraft had 12 six-abreast first-class seats and 333 nine-abreast economy seats, for a total of 345 passenger seats. At the time of the accident, two people were seated in first class, while economy class was fully occupied. The flight crew were all Turkish. Flight attendant nationalities included four from the