Narrative:
Crashed into the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at 9100 feet while descending for Khorramabad, in preparation for a non-precision approach to runway 11. The cockpit voice recorder was located Feb. 17, 2002. It is said that the plane was found at a position 3 nm left of the extended centreline of the runway.
» IRNA
» Soviet Transports
accident date: 12-02-2002
type: Tupolev Tu-154M
registration: LZ-LCO
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 12 February 2002 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Operator: | Iran Airtour |
| Registration: | EP-MBS |
| MSN: | 91A871 |
| First flight: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12701 |
| Cycles: | 5516 |
| Engines: | 3 Soloviev D-30KU-154-II |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 107 / Occupants: 107 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 119 / Occupants: 119 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Sarab-e Do Rah ( Iran)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2773 m (9098 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
| Khorramabad Airport (KHD/OICK), Iran | |
| Flightnumber: | 956 |
Crashed into the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at 9100 feet while descending for Khorramabad, in preparation for a non-precision approach to runway 11. The cockpit voice recorder was located Feb. 17, 2002. It is said that the plane was found at a position 3 nm left of the extended centreline of the runway.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» BBC» IRNA
» Soviet Transports
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accident date: 12-02-2002
type: Tupolev Tu-154M
registration: LZ-LCO
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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 Khorramabad Airport as the crow flies is 371 km (232 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport to Khorramabad Airport as the crow flies is 371 km (232 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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