Crash of a Fokker 100 in Tabriz

Date & Time: Aug 26, 2010 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker 100
Operator:
Registration:
EP-ASL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tehran - Tabriz
MSN:
11432
YOM:
1992
Flight number:
EP773
Location:
Tabriz
East Azerbaijan
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
103
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Tehran, the crew started the descent to Tabriz and was informed by ATC that visibility was low due to heavy rain falls. After landing on runway 30R (3,556 metres long), the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and rolled for about 500 metres before coming to rest in a ditch. All 110 occupants were rescued, among them two passengers were slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair as the nose was destroyed and the bulkhead severely damaged.

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 Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan near Tabriz

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1958
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
Operator:
Television Associates of Indiana
Registration:
N54TA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bahrain – Karachi
MSN:
1342
YOM:
1942
Location:
Tabriz
East Azerbaijan
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in a mountainous area located in the region of Tabriz while on a ferry flight from Bahrain to Karachi. The occupant's fate remains unknown.
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