2019 Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crash
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 A Boeing 707-3J9C of Saha Airlines, similar to the accident aircraft. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 January 2019 |
| Summary | Runway overrun; under investigation |
| Site | Fath Air Base, Iran |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-3J9C |
| Operator | Saha Airlines |
| Registration | EP-CPP |
| Flight origin | Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Destination | Payam International Airport, Karaj, Iran |
| Occupants | 16 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Injuries | 1 (serious) |
| Survivors | 1 |
On 14 January 2019, a Boeing 707 operated by Saha Airlines crashed at Fath Air Base, Iran. Fifteen of the sixteen people on board were killed.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was a Boeing 707-3J9C, c/n 21128, registration EP-CPP.[1] The aircraft was owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and had been leased to Saha Airlines.[2] The aircraft was 41 years old.[3] The aircraft had first flown on 19 November 1976 and was delivered that month to the Imperial Iranian Air Force as 5-8312. It had been transferred to Saha Airlines on 27 February 2000 and was re-registered EP-SHK. It was substantially damaged by an uncontained engine failure on 3 August 2009 whilst on a flight from Ahvaz International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport, Teheran. An emergency landing was made at Ahvaz; the aircraft was subsequently repaired. It was returned to the IRIAF in December 2015 and returned to Saha Airlines in May 2016, registered EP-CPP.[4]
Accident
The aircraft was on an international cargo flight from Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Payam International Airport, Karaj, Iran. It was reported that the aircraft made an emergency landing at Fath Air Base,[5] with some sources suggesting that the aircraft landed there in error.[3][6] Poor weather conditions were reported.[7] The aircraft overran the runway, crashed through a wall and came to rest after colliding with a house in the town of Safadasht.[7][8] A post-crash fire developed. Early reports give the number of people on board as either sixteen or seventeen, all but one of whom died.[5][7] The survivor, the aircraft's flight engineer, was taken to Shariati Hospital in a critical condition.[3] No one on the ground was injured.[7]
Investigation
An investigation was opened into the accident.[3] The cockpit voice recorder was recovered from the wreckage.[7]
References
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Crash: Saha B703 at Fath on Jan 14th 2019, landed at wrong airport". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "EP-CPP hull-loss occurrence". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Livingstone, Tom. "Flight engineer survives Iran plane crash". Channel Nine News. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "EP-SHK non-hull loss occurrence". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Boeing 707 cargo plane crashes near Tehran, claims 16 lives". Tehran Times. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Iranian Army Boeing-707 Crashes Near Tehran, 15 Killed (PHOTO, VIDEO)". Sputnik News. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Iran cargo plane crash 'leaves 15 dead'". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Bodies of 10 victims of plane crash identified". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved 14 January 2019.