Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 02 NOV 1986 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
| Operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF |
| Registration: | ? |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 91 / Occupants: 91 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 98 / Occupants: 98 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 11 km (6.9 mls) E of Zahedan (Iran)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kermanshah Airport (KSH/OICC), Iran |
| Zahedan Airport (ZAH/OIZH), Iran |
The C-130, carrying 91 soldiers, flew into mountain on approach to Zahedan. The crew had descended below the minimum safety altitude of 6500 feet.
Events:
Sources:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
Statistics
201st loss of a Lockheed C-130
2nd worst accident involving a Lockheed C-130 (at the time)
5th worst accident involving a Lockheed C-130 (currently)
2nd worst accident in Iran (at the time)
7th worst accident in Iran (currently) » figures explained
2nd worst accident involving a Lockheed C-130 (at the time)
5th worst accident involving a Lockheed C-130 (currently)
2nd worst accident in Iran (at the time)
7th worst accident in Iran (currently) » figures explained
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 Kermanshah Airport (KSH/OICC) to Zahedan Airport (ZAH/OIZH) as the crow flies is 1396 km (873 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.
Distance from Kermanshah Airport (KSH/OICC) to Zahedan Airport (ZAH/OIZH) as the crow flies is 1396 km (873 miles).
