Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 February 1986
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: National Iranian Oil Company – NIOC
Registration Number: EP-IOK ?
Location: near Ahwaz Airport (AWZ) –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Fokker F-27 aircraftFokker F-27 aircraft
Category: Other
On February 20, 1986, an Iran Aasseman Airlines Fokker F-27 aircraft was attacked by an Iraqi fighter plane. The aircraft sustained damage but landed safely, and was subsequently written off in an accident on October 4, 1990. Iran claimed it was shot down, resulting in the deaths of all 49 passengers and crew. Rumors circulated among Fokker aircraft operators that another F-27, EP-IOK, may have been deliberately blown up to create international media coverage of the accident.On February 20, 1986, an Iran Aasseman Airlines Fokker F-27 aircraft was attacked by an Iraqi fighter plane. The aircraft sustained damage but landed safely, and was subsequently written off in an accident on October 4, 1990. Iran claimed it was shot down, resulting in the deaths of all 49 passengers and crew. Rumors circulated among Fokker aircraft operators that another F-27, EP-IOK, may have been deliberately blown up to create international media coverage of the accident.
Description
On February 20, 1986 a Fokker F-27 of Iran Asseman Airlines (EP-ANA, cn 10554) was attacked by an Iraqi fighter plane. The aircraft was damaged, but landed safely and was later repaired. EP-ANA was later written-off in an accident on October 4, 1990. Iran claimed that the EP-ANA was actually shot down, killing all 49 passengers and crew on board. Rumours at Fokker say another F-27 (presumably EP-IOK) was blown up to let international press believe the accident had happened.
Primary Cause
Attacked by an Iraqi fighter plane.Attacked by an Iraqi fighter plane.Share on:
