Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400M in Saveh: 39 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 26, 1992
Operator:
Registration:
5-8815
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bandar-e Mahshahr – Tehran
MSN:
10499
YOM:
1974
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
35
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
39
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Bandar-e Mahshahr to Tehran, carrying 35 passengers and 4 crew members on behalf of the National Petrochemical Company. While cruising in very bad weather conditions, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near Saveh. All 39 occupants were killed.
