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Turkish Airlines-vlucht 981

Also known as THY981, TK981, Ermenonville air disaster

1974 aviation accident in France

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Date: 3 March 1974 ( 1974-03-03 )
Summary: Cargo door failure due to design flaw leading to explosive decompression and loss of control
Aircraft type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Aircraft name: Ankara
Operator: Turkish Airlines
Iata flight no: TK981
Icao flight no: THY981
Call sign: TURKISH 981
Registration: TC-JAV
Flight origin: Yeşilköy Airport , Istanbul , Turkey
Stopover: Orly Airport , Paris , France
Destination: London Heathrow Airport , London , United Kingdom

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Turkish Airlines-vlucht 981 was een McDonnel Douglas DC-10 die in 1974 net buiten Senlis crashte. Alle 346 mensen aan boord kwamen hierbij om het leven, waarmee het de grootste vliegramp uit de luchtvaartgeschiedenis was tot in 1977, toen de vliegtuigramp op Tenerife plaatsvond.

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Image: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, Turkish Airlines AN1815013.jpg
Number of deaths: 346
Number of injured: 0

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Commons category: Turkish Airlines Flight 981
point in time: 1974-03-03
number of survivors: 0

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