Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 07 JAN 1983 |
| Type: | Boeing 727-86 |
| Operator: | Iran Air |
| Registration: | EP-IRA |
| C/n / msn: | 19171/276 |
| First flight: | 1966-06-25 (16 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) (Iran)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Control was lost during a high-speed taxi check. The aircraft ran off the side of the runway, causing severe damage to the undercarriage and fuselage. The taxi check was performed by 2 mechanics, instead of by a qualified flight crew.
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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.
