ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD Simorgh 5-8208 Varamin
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Tuesday 22 September 2009
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic IL76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Ilyushin Il-76MD Simorgh
Operator:Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF
Registration: 5-8208
MSN: 0083484542
First flight: 1988
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Varamin (   Iran)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran
Destination airport:Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran
Narrative:
The IRIAF Il-76MD "Simorgh" jet was destroyed in an accident near Tehran, killing all seven crew members. The "Simorgh" is an Il-76 jet modified with a radar dome on top of the fuselage for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C). It has been reported that the crew reported an engine fire. While maneuvering for an emergency landing at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) runway 29L the radar dome detached, striking the tail fin. Control was lost and the airplane crashed.

Classification:
Airframe failure
Loss of control

Sources:
» Mehr News
» Iran Air Force Il-76 Crash Details and Video (uskowioniran.blogspot.com, 23-9-2009)


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accident date: 22-09-2009
type: Ilyushin Il-76MD
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accident date: 22-09-2009
type: Ilyushin Il-76MD
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accident date: 22-09-2009
type: Ilyushin Il-76MD Simorgh
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