Plane Crashes into Power Line, Bursts Through Cockpit
- A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 carrying 267 passengers sustained a hole in its fuselage after striking a radar pole during landing on June 13, 2026, according to reports...
- The aircraft struck a pole during its landing sequence, resulting in a penetration of the plane's body.
- The breach in the fuselage caused a loss of cabin pressure or structural damage that triggered the deployment of oxygen masks for the 267 people on board, according...
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 carrying 267 passengers sustained a hole in its fuselage after striking a radar pole during landing on June 13, 2026, according to reports from UDN and TVBS News. One person was injured in the accident, which triggered the automatic deployment of oxygen masks within the aircraft cabin.
How the collision occurred
The aircraft struck a pole during its landing sequence, resulting in a penetration of the plane’s body. While UDN reported the object as a radar pole, TVBS News and the China Times identified the object as an antenna pole. TVBS News reported that the pole broke upon impact and smashed through the cabin wall.
What happened inside the cabin?
The breach in the fuselage caused a loss of cabin pressure or structural damage that triggered the deployment of oxygen masks for the 267 people on board, according to UDN and TVBS News. Reports from these outlets described the passengers as terrified during the incident.
Following the impact, passengers underwent an emergency evacuation. UDN confirmed that one person sustained injuries during the event.