Narrative:
Crashed after reporting engine problems.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 13 March 1997 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
| Operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 86 / Occupants: 86 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) from Mashhad ( Iran)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dezful Airport (OIAD), Iran |
| Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran |
Crashed after reporting engine problems.
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Distance from Dezful Airport to Mashhad Airport as the crow flies is 1107 km (692 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Dezful Airport to Mashhad Airport as the crow flies is 1107 km (692 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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