On 1 September 2006, an Iran Airtour Tu-154 aircraft traveling from Bandar Abbas with 11 crew and 137 passengers on board burst into flames upon landing in Mashhad, Iran, at 13:45 local time killing 28 of those on board.[1][2]
 EP-MCF, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen five months prior | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 1, 2006 |
| Summary | Crashed on landing; cause undetermined |
| Site | |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Operator | Iran Airtour |
| IATA flight No. | B9945 |
| ICAO flight No. | IRB945 |
| Call sign | IRAN AIRTOUR 945 |
| Registration | EP-MCF |
| Flight origin | Bandar Abbas Airport, Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| Destination | Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran |
| Occupants | 148 |
| Passengers | 137 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 28 |
| Survivors | 120 |
Possible causes
editThe specific cause is not known, however it is believed that the nose gear tire blew on landing.[1]
Aircraft
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Runway excursion Accident Tupolev Tu-154M EP-MCF, Friday 1 September 2006". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ↑ "Dozens killed in Iran plane fire". BBC News. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Karp, Aaron (4 September 2006). "Iran Air Tours Tu-154M crashes on landing, 29 passengers confirmed dead". Air Transport World. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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