Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Friday 4 August 1961 |
Time: | 01:46 |
Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Operator: | Iranian Airways |
Registration: | EP-ADK |
MSN: | 10384 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 6 km (3.8 mls) from Rudsar ( Iran)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
Destination airport: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
Narrative:The DC-4 was flying back to Tehran after a cargo flight to Beirut at FL130-FL150 when it became lost. The plane is presumed to have flown over Russian territory and was shot at by an unidentified plane, causing damage to the no. 1 engine nacelle and wing structure. The no. 1 engine caught fire, forcing the crew to extinguish it and feather the prop. A little later the no. 4 engine had to be shut down and the prop feathered because of a no. 4 fuel tank low fuel indication. This situation forced the crew to make an emergency wheels-up landing on the southwest coast of the Caspian Sea.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to faulty navigation."
Classification:
Shot down by aircraft
Forced landing outside airport
Photos
Map
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 Beirut International Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 1449 km (906 miles).
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.