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Ground accident of a Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 in Tehran: 15 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1974 at 0809 LT
Type of aircraft:
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
Operator:
Registration:
OY-STK
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hong Kong – Bangkok – New Delhi – Tehran – Copenhagen
MSN:
266
YOM:
1970
Flight number:
NB901
Location:
Tehran-Mehrabad
Tehran City District
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
92
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Captain / Total flying hours:
9600
Copilot / Total flying hours:
6000
Aircraft flight hours:
13773
Circumstances:
Preparing for takeoff on its flight back to Denmark, the crew completed a backtrack on runway 29L when he was instructed by ATC to expedite the procedure and to vacate due to traffic on approach. When the airplane reached the end of the runway, the crew initiated a turn to the left when the right main gear collapsed and punctured the right wing and the fuel tank. A fire ensued and the aircraft came to rest in flames. 15 passengers (7 Danish and 8 Swedish citizens) were killed while 81 other occupants escaped, some of them were seriously injured. The aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
The right main gear failed as a result of the propagation of fatigue cracks in the lower right hand candelabre of RIB 44.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Tehran: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
5-122
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
4393
YOM:
1970
Location:
Tehran-Mehrabad
Tehran City District
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While approaching Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, the four engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain and crashed. All 10 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400M off Chalus: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
5-8809
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
10484
YOM:
1972
Location:
Chalus
Mazandaran
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
400
Aircraft flight cycles:
400
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Caspian sea off Chalus while conducting a training mission. All five crew members have been killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 5 in Abadan

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1972
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Iraanse Aardolie Exploratie en Productie Mij (IAEPM)
Registration:
PH-IOB
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
04494
YOM:
1957
Location:
Abadan
Khuzestan
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxied by an unauthorized mechanic, the twin engine airplane went out of control and collided with a parked Fokker F27 Friendship registered PH-IOT and also operated by the Iraanse Aardolie Exploratie en Productie Mij (IAEPM). The mechanic was unhurt, the Dove was damaged beyond repair and the F27 was repaired.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander in Bandar Genāveh

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
EP-PAE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
297
YOM:
1971
Location:
Bandar Genāveh
Bushehr
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Bandar Genāveh for unknown reason. Occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-60-DL in Shiraz

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Air Taxi Company (Iran)
Registration:
EP-ADG
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
10237
YOM:
1943
Location:
Shiraz
Fars
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident in Shiraz. Occupant's fate and circumstances remain unknown.

Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 500B near Mianeh

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Aero Commander 500
Operator:
Registration:
EP-ALP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Tehran - Tabriz
Location:
Mianeh
East Azerbaijan
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Tehran to Tabriz, the crew encountered unknown technical problems and decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a desert area located about 27 km northwest from Mianeh (120 km southeast from Tabriz) and slid for several yards before coming to rest in flames. Both occupants escaped while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK in Ahwaz

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Air Taxi Company (Iran)
Registration:
EP-AGZ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
15423/26868
YOM:
1944
Location:
Ahwaz
Khuzestan
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After a takeoff roll of 450 meters, the pilot-in-command started the rotation. At liftoff, the airplane banked left, causing the left wing to struck the ground. Out of control, the airplane cartwheeled and crashed in flames. All 25 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew failed to follow pre take-off check-list and that the aircraft was not configured for departure.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Chiraz

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
5-112
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4154
YOM:
1966
Location:
Shiraz
Fars
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training mission consisting of a takeoff with two engine inoperative. The accident occurred during takeoff in unclear circumstances. The crew fate remains unknown.
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