Accident
Last updated: 26 May 2013
Estado:Preliminar
Fecha:12 FEB 2002
Hora:ca 07:30
Tipo:Tupolev 154M
Operador:Iran Air Tours
Registración: EP-MBS
Numéro de série: 91A-871
Año de Construcción: 1991
Horas Totales de la Célula:12701
Ciclos:5516
Motores: 3 Soloviev D-30KU-154-II
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 12 / Ocupantes: 12
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 107 / Ocupantes: 107
Total:Fatalidades: 119 / Ocupantes: 119
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:cerca Sarab-e Do Rah (Irán) show on map
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Irán
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Khorramabad Airport (KHD/OICK), Irán
Número de Vuelo: 956
Descripción:
Crashed into the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at 9100 feet while descending for Khorramabad, in preparation for a non-precision approach to runway 11. The cockpit voice recorder was located Feb. 17, 2002. It is said that the plane was found at a postion 3 nm left of the extended centreline of the runway.

Fuentes:
» BBC
» IRNA
» Soviet Transports

Fotos
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photo of Tupolev 154M LZ-LCO
Tu-154M EP-MBS operated for Bulgarian Air Charter until January 2002 as LZ-LCO
 

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 Tehran-Mehrabad Airport to Khorramabad Airport as the crow flies is 371 km (232 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.
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