Iran Air Tours Flight 956

Iran Air Tours Flight 956
Accident summary
Date	12 February 2002
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error
Passengers	107
Crew	12
Fatalities	119 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Tupolev Tu-154M
Operator	Iran Air Tours
Registration	EP-MBS
Flight origin	Tehran-Mehrabad Airport Tehran, Iran
Destination	Khorramabad Airport, Khorramabad, Iran

Iran Air Tours Flight 956 was a Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed on 12 February 2002. All 12 crew and 107 passengers were killed in the crash. It remains the fifth-worst crash in Iranian aviation history.^[1] The aircraft was carrying four government officials. It crashed 230 miles (370 km) south-west of Tehran.^[2]

References

↑ "Tupolev 154M EP-MBS Sarab-e Do Rah". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
↑ "Iran plane crash kills 117". BBC News. 12 February 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

External links

Aviation Safety Network report

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Coordinates: 33°28′00″N 48°21′00″E / 33.4667°N 48.3500°E / 33.4667; 48.3500

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