ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-286 EP-IRG Shiraz Airport (SYZ)
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Date:Wednesday 15 October 1986
Type:Silhouette image of generic B732 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 737-286
Operator:Iran Air
Registration: EP-IRG
MSN: 20499/284
First flight: 1971-07-08 (15 years 3 months)
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Shiraz Airport (SYZ) (   Iran)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Shiraz Airport (SYZ/OISS), Iran
Narrative:
The Shiraz airport was attacked by Iraqi aircraft. Passengers were deplaning at the time of the attack. According to Iranian authorities a number of C-130 Hercules aircraft were also destroyed.

Classification:

Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» Aviation Letter 240


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photo of Boeing-737-286-EP-IRG
accident date: 15-10-1986
type: Boeing 737-286
registration: EP-IRG
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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