Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 December 2005
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force – IRIAF
Registration Number: 5-8519
Location: Tehran –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 94 / Occupants: 94
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
A Hercules transport plane carrying local journalists to cover military exercises in Bandar Abbas crashed after reporting a 4-engine issue shortly after takeoff. The aircraft crashed into a 10-story building in the Azari residential district, resulting in significant damage and casualties.A Hercules transport plane carrying local journalists to cover military exercises in Bandar Abbas crashed after reporting a 4-engine issue shortly after takeoff. The aircraft crashed into a 10-story building in the Azari residential district, resulting in significant damage and casualties.
Description
The Hercules transport plane departed Mehrabad Airport for Bandar Abbas. The airplane carried a.o. local journalists who were going to cover military exercises there. The pilot had reported no. 4 engine trouble some 8 minutes after takeoff and requested an emergency landing back at Mehrabad. During the ILS approach to runway 29L, the C-130 crashed into a 10-story building in the Azari residential district. Visibility was reported around 1500 m.
Primary Cause
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