Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 February 2002
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154M
Owner/operator: Iran Airtour
Registration Number: EP-MBS
Location: near Sarab-e Do Rah –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 119 / Occupants: 119
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, specifically the descent control system and landing gear.Aircraft control systems, specifically the descent control system and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft crashed while on approach to Khorramabad Airport, Iran, resulting in the loss of all 119 occupants. The aircraft crashed into the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at 9100 feet during descent for a non-precision approach to runway 11. The cockpit voice recorder was located on February 17, 2002. The aircraft was found approximately 3 nautical miles left of the extended centreline of the runway.A Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft crashed while on approach to Khorramabad Airport, Iran, resulting in the loss of all 119 occupants. The aircraft crashed into the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at 9100 feet during descent for a non-precision approach to runway 11. The cockpit voice recorder was located on February 17, 2002. The aircraft was found approximately 3 nautical miles left of the extended centreline of the runway.
Description
Iran Airtour flight 956, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed while on approach to Khorramabad Airport, Iran, killing all 119 occupants. The aircraft crashed into the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at 9100 feet while descending for Khorramabad, in preparation for a non-precision approach to runway 11. The cockpit voice recorder was located Feb. 17, 2002. It is said that the plane was found at a position 3 nm left of the extended centreline of the runway.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during descent and landing.Mechanical failure during descent and landing.Share on:
