Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 January 1995
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1329-25 JetStar II
Owner/operator: Imperial Iranian Air Force – IIAF
Registration Number: 1003
Location: near Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport (IFN) –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft cabin pressure system.Aircraft cabin pressure system.
Category: Accident
A JetStar aircraft crashed on Kish Island, resulting in the deaths of all onboard, including Air Force Commander General Mansour Sattari. The flight began at 20:40 from Isfahan, with a two-hour stopover, and experienced a rapid pressure drop, prompting an emergency landing back at Isfahan.A JetStar aircraft crashed on Kish Island, resulting in the deaths of all onboard, including Air Force Commander General Mansour Sattari. The flight began at 20:40 from Isfahan, with a two-hour stopover, and experienced a rapid pressure drop, prompting an emergency landing back at Isfahan.
Description
The JetStar operated on a flight from Kish Island to Tehran via Isfahan. The flight departed Isfahan at 20:40 following a two-hour stopover. At an altitude of 2,000 feet the pilot noticed a sharp drop in cabin pressure and made preparations for an emergency landing back at Isfahan. The airplane crashed, killing all aboard, including Air Force Commander General Mansour Sattari.
Primary Cause
Rapid pressure drop during flight, leading to an emergency landing.Rapid pressure drop during flight, leading to an emergency landing.Share on:
