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Boeing 737-800 (737-8F2)

B737-35739Destroyed

RegistrationTRTC-JGZ

OperatorTurkish Airlines

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Boeing 737-800 (737-8F2) built in 2008. Operated for Turkish Airlines.

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Young · 11 years · ≈ 36,300 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B26

PropulsionJet

Seats165 (Y165)

First flight2008

Country of registrationTurquía

OwnerTurkish Airlines

MSN35739

Hex / ICAO 24-bit4BA8FA

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 737

Figures for the 737-800 variant, the most representative of the family

Length39.5 m129 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height12.6 m41 ft

Range5,436 km2,935 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed834 km/h450 ktMach 0.79

Service ceiling12,500 m41,011 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight79,016 kg174,200 lb

Maximum payload37,603 kg82,900 lbIts 162 passengers with baggage would weigh about 16.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity162 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout

Endurance6 h 31 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 5,436 km range, from Istanbul it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai4,836 km LOSLagos4,605 km DELNew Delhi4,567 km DXBDubai3,030 km DOHDoha2,757 km

Beyond its rangePEKBeijing7,061 km

The type first flew in 1967 (59 years ago) · About 10,200 units built · Production ended in 2019

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Seating layout

165Economy

165 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2008–2019Turkish Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

ISTIstanbul

Main destinations

SAWPendik, Istanbul ESBAnkara AYTAntalya ADBGaziemir ICNSeoul ADASeyhan BGWBaghdad BJVBodrum BRUZaventem HAMHamburg VKOMoscow

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2008

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Jun 16, 2008

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as TC-JGZ.

Jul 1, 2008

Transferred to Turkish Airlines

Transferred to Turkish Airlines.

Jul 14, 2012

Incident at Colonia

On July 14, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JGZ), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: THY.

Source: THY

Nov 21, 2019

Accident at Odessa

On November 21, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JGZ), operated by THY, was involved in an accident at Odessa. Source: THY.

Source: THY

Operators

2008-06-16

The Boeing Company

Registration TC-JGZ

2008-07-01

Turkish Airlines

Registration TC-JGZ

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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