Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 21 NOV 1974 |
| Type: | Dassault Falcon 20E |
| Operator: | Air Taxi Co. |
| Registration: | EP-AGX |
| C/n / msn: | 283 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Kermanshah Airport (KSH) (Iran)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Kermanshah Airport (KSH/OICC), Iran |
The Falcon 20 approached Kermanshah in poor visibility (fog). The wheels contacted the ground some 3km short of the runway. The aircraft crashed and skidded 300m before coming to rest. The plane caught fire. Kermanshah airport has a Flight Information Service, but lacks a control tower.
Reportedly one other crew member survived the accident.
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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.
