Accident description
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| Date: | 02 FEB 2000 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
| Operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF |
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| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
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| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) (Iran)
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing (PBT) |
| Nature: | Military training |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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Lost control while taking off for a trainingflight. The C-130 struck an emtpy Iran Air Airbus 300 which was being towed to a hangar. Both aircraft where destroyed by fire.
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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.
