Narrative:
Crashed 330 feet below a peak in the Sirach Mountains. All aboard were members of the Revolutionary Guards.
» Reuters
» Thomas Brügge
» Scramble 363
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 19 February 2003 |
| Time: | 18:24 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76MD |
| Operator: | Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force - IRGCAF |
| Registration: | 15-2280 |
| MSN: | 0073481442 |
| First flight: | 1987 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 267 / Occupants: 267 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 275 / Occupants: 275 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 35 km (21.9 mls) SE from Kerman ( Iran)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Zahedan Airport (ZAH/OIZH), Iran |
| Kerman Airport (KER/OIKK), Iran |
Crashed 330 feet below a peak in the Sirach Mountains. All aboard were members of the Revolutionary Guards.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» AP» Reuters
» Thomas Brügge
» Scramble 363
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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 Zahedan Airport to Kerman Airport as the crow flies is 389 km (243 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Zahedan Airport to Kerman Airport as the crow flies is 389 km (243 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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