Iran Air Flight 291
Iran Air Flight 291 was a flight that crash landed on January 21, 1980. The flight, carried on a Boeing 727-86, was making a flight from Mashad Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. At 19:11 local time, the plane crashed into the Alborz Mountains, 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Tehran, during its approach to Tehran-Mehrabad runway 29 in foggy and snowy weather conditions.[1] All 8 crew members and 120 passengers died in the incident, and the plane was destroyed.[2] At the time, Iran Air Flight 291 was the deadliest aircraft disaster in Iranian history.
 An Iran Air Boeing 727-100, similar to the one involved. | |
| Acccident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 21, 1980 |
| Summary | Inoperable ILS and ground radar |
| Place | Alborz Mountains, Iran 35°44′N 51°25′E / 35.733°N 51.417°ECoordinates: 35°44′N 51°25′E / 35.733°N 51.417°E |
| Passengers | 120 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 128 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-86 |
| Airline/user | Iran Air |
| Registration | EP-IRD |
| Flew from | Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran |
| Flying to | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
Investigators concluded that the probable cause of the crash was believed to be an inoperable instrument landing system and ground radar.[1] The head of Iran's Civil Aviation Authority and five other officials were charged with manslaughter[3] as a result of the crash of Flight 291.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ 128 feared dead in Iran Air Crash[dead link]
- ↑ Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 161.