Iran
Air Accidents and Crashes
"Homa",
The mythical bird of ancient Persia and symbol of Iran Air
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Fatal
Events Since 1970 for Iran Air
- 21
January 1980
one Iran Air 727-86 hit high ground near Tehran (Lashkarak)
in snowstorm during approach. All eight crew members and
120 passengers were killed.
- 3
July 1988
during the last days of Iran-Iraq war; one Iran Air A300
was shot down by a surface to air missile from the American
naval vessel U.S.S. Vincennes in Persian Gulf, near Straits
of Hormuz. All 16 crew and 274 passengers were killed.
- In
1993,
an Iranian airliner collided with an air force jet just
after takeoff from Mehrabad Airport killing over 130 onboard.
- 6
September 1996,
A Boeing 737-200 (license EP-IRU) of Iran Air crashed 5km
from Rasht airport, north of Iran, after a series of 15
take-offs and landings during pilot training. 4 of the 7
crew members died.
- 2
February 2000,
An Airbus 300 operated by Iran Air, was being towed across
the Tehrans's Mehrabad airport when a C-130 with mechanical
problems impacted the airplane. The Airbus was totally destroyed.
| AC
Type: |
Company |
Date: |
Location: |
Fatalities: |
Registration: |
Summary: |
| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
14
Sep. 1950 |
Tehran |
8 |
EP-AAG |
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| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
01
Dec. 1950 |
Qom |
8 |
EP-AAJ |
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| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
25
Dec. 1952 |
Tehran |
27 |
EP-ACK |
Crashed
while landing. |
| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
30
June 1953 |
Tehran |
0 |
EP-ACV |
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| De
Havilland DH.104 Dove |
Iran
Air |
24
Sep. 1958 |
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0 |
EP-ACF |
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| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
25
April 1959 |
Kerman |
0 |
EP-ACL |
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| Douglas
C-54 |
Iran
Air |
04
Aug. 1961 |
Iran |
0 |
EP-ADK |
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| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
02
Jan. 1962 |
Kaboul,
Afghanistan |
0 |
EP-ABB |
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| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
20
Feb. 1962 |
Iran |
0 |
EP-AEI |
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| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
04
May. 1964 |
Esfahan |
0 |
EP-ADI |
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| Vickers
Viscount |
Iran
Air |
15
Feb. 1965 |
Esfahan |
0 |
EP-AHC |
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| Douglas
DC-3 |
Iran
Air |
17
March 1967 |
Bandar
Abbas |
11 |
EP-AEF |
After
a go-around the aircraft circled to burn fuel and made
a wheels-up landing. |
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Iran
Air Crashes after the Islamic Revolution - 1979
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| AC
Type: |
Company |
Date: |
Location: |
Fatalities: |
Registration: |
Summary: |
| Boeing
727-100 |
Iran
Air |
21
Jan. 1980 |
Elburz
Mtns., near Laskarak |
128
(120+8) |
EP-IRD |
Crashed
into a mountain during a landing attempt in fog and snow.
The
aircraft was named "Shiraz." |
| Boeing
727-100 |
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07
Jan. 1983 |
Tehran |
0 |
EP-IRA |
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| Boeing
737-286 |
Iran
Air |
15
Oct. 1986 |
Shiraz |
3 |
EP-IRG |
Shiraz
Airport was attacked by Iraqi aircraft. Passengers were
deplaning at the time of the attack. |
| Airbus
A300B2-203 |
Iran
Air |
03
July 1988 |
Persian
Gulf |
290
(278+12) |
EP-IBU |
Shot
down by the U.S. Navy vessel U.S.S. Vincennes with a surface-to-air
missile. |
| Boeing
727-200 |
|
09
June 1996 |
Pir-Bazar |
4 |
EP-IRU |
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| Fokker
100 |
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05
Jan. 1998 |
Esfahan |
0 |
EP-IDC |
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| Airbus
A300 |
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01
Jan. 2000 |
Tehran |
0 |
EP-IBR |
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February 21, 2008
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