Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 September 1980
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76
Owner/operator: Iraqi Airways
Registration Number: YI-AIO
Location: Baghdad-Saddam International Airport (SDA) –
ÿ Iraq
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On [Date], an aircraft was shot down by Iraqi S-125 Neva (SA-3) surface-to-air missiles. The incident occurred during the Iran/Iraq War.On [Date], an aircraft was shot down by Iraqi S-125 Neva (SA-3) surface-to-air missiles. The incident occurred during the Iran/Iraq War.
Description
The aircraft was said to have been shot down by two Iraqi S-125 Neva (SA-3) surface to air missiles fired by Iraqi forces during the Iran/Iraq war.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=47https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=47Primary Cause
Iraqi S-125 Neva missile strikes.Iraqi S-125 Neva missile strikes.Share on:
