Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 February 1993
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154M
Owner/operator: Iran Airtour
Registration Number: EP-ITD
Location: 15 km from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 131 / Occupants: 131
Component Affected: Both aircraft’s tail.Both aircraft’s tail.
Category: Accident
An Iranian Airtour Tupolev Tu-154M and a Russian Sukhoi Su-24MK collided during a visual approach to runway 29L, resulting in a crash of both aircraft.An Iranian Airtour Tupolev Tu-154M and a Russian Sukhoi Su-24MK collided during a visual approach to runway 29L, resulting in a crash of both aircraft.
Description
An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154M had taken off from runway 29R at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, Iran. At the same time a Sukhoi Su-24MK was returning from an Air Force Day flypast. The aircraft was on a visual approach to runway 29L and collided with the tail of the Tu-154M. Both aircraft crashed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Aircraft collision during a visual approach.Aircraft collision during a visual approach.Share on:
