Iran Air Tours Flight 956
Appearance
![]() An Iran Air Tupolev Tu-154M similar to the aircraft involved in the incident. | |
Accident | |
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Date | 12 February 2002 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154M |
Operator | Iran Air Tours |
Registration | EP-MBS |
Flight origin | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport Tehran, Iran |
Destination | Khorramabad Airport, Khorramabad, Iran |
Passengers | 107 |
Crew | 12 |
Fatalities | 119 (all) |
Survivors | 0 |
Iran Air Tours Flight 956 was a Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed on 12 February 2002. All 12 crew and 107 passengers were killed in the crash. It remains the fifth-worst crash in Iranian aviation history.[1] The aircraft was carrying four government officials. It crashed 230 miles (370 km) south-west of Tehran.[2]
References
- ^ "Tupolev 154M EP-MBS Sarab-e Do Rah". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Iran plane crash kills 117". BBC News. 12 February 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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