Narrative:
An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154M had taken off from runway 29R at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, Iran. At the same time a Sukhoi Su-24MK was returning from an Air Force Day flypast. The aircraft was on a visual approach to runway 29L and collided with the tail of the Tu-154M. Both aircraft crashed.
Loss of control
» Air Safety Week 15 February 1993 (p. 4,5)
» Flight International, 17-23 February, 1993
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/93 (#17)
» Scramble 165
» Scramble 186
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Monday 8 February 1993 |
| Time: | 14:16 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Operator: | Iran Airtour |
| Registration: | EP-ITD |
| MSN: | 91A903 |
| First flight: | 1991 |
| Engines: | 3 Soloviev D-30KU-154-II |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 119 / Occupants: 119 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 131 / Occupants: 131 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 15 km (9.4 mls) from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) ( Iran)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
| Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran |
An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154M had taken off from runway 29R at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, Iran. At the same time a Sukhoi Su-24MK was returning from an Air Force Day flypast. The aircraft was on a visual approach to runway 29L and collided with the tail of the Tu-154M. Both aircraft crashed.
Classification:
Mid air collisionLoss of control
Sources:
» Air Safety Week 1 March 1993 (p. 4)» Air Safety Week 15 February 1993 (p. 4,5)
» Flight International, 17-23 February, 1993
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/93 (#17)
» Scramble 165
» Scramble 186
» Soviet Transports
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport to Mashhad Airport as the crow flies is 747 km (467 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport to Mashhad Airport as the crow flies is 747 km (467 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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