Narrative:
Circled Tehran twice in a snow storm and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 December 1951 |
| Type: | SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc |
| Operator: | Misrair |
| Registration: | SU-AHH |
| MSN: | 41 |
| First flight: | 1946 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) W of Tehran ( Iran)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Baghdad International Airport (BGW/ORBI), Iraq |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
Circled Tehran twice in a snow storm and crashed.
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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 Baghdad International Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (436 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Baghdad International Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (436 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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