| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 08, 2003 |
| Time: | 2028 |
| Location: | Diyarbakir, Turkey |
| Operator: | Turkish Airlines (THY) |
| Flight #: | 634 |
| Route: | Istanbul - Ankara - Diyarbakir |
| AC Type: | BAe Avro RJ-100 |
| Registration: | TC-THG |
| cn / ln: | E-3241 |
| Aboard: | 80 (passengers:75 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 75 (passengers:71 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed and broke-up 130 feet short of the runway threshold while attempting to land in heavy fog. Visibility was less than 200 feet. The pilots insisted on landing at the MDA of 2,800 ft despite insufficient visual reference to the runway and its environment. Bad weather conditions also contributed to the cause of the accident. |
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