Narrative:
The Gulf was en route from Cyprus to Tehran at FL370 with the Algerian foreign minister on board when it was shot down by an Iraqi Air Force MiG-25PD fighter aircraft. The crew had been warned by the Air Defence Radar operator who requested the pilot to return to Ankara.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 3 May 1982 |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American G-1159 Gulfstream II |
| Operator: | Algerian Government |
| Registration: | 7T-VHB |
| MSN: | 230 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Qotur ( Iran)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Departure airport: | Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algeria |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
The Gulf was en route from Cyprus to Tehran at FL370 with the Algerian foreign minister on board when it was shot down by an Iraqi Air Force MiG-25PD fighter aircraft. The crew had been warned by the Air Defence Radar operator who requested the pilot to return to Ankara.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraftLoss of control
Sources:
» Exhumating the Dead Iraqi Air Force / Tom Cooper (ACIG.org)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 Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 4243 km (2652 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Algiers-Houari Boumediene Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 4243 km (2652 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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