Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 25 JUN 2003 |
| Time: | ca 13:00 |
| 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: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Rudshour (Iran)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military test |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
Crashed due to a "technical failure". Reportedly two engines caught fire during a test flight. The aircraft departed Mehrabad Airport at 12:25 local time and crashed 35 minutes later.
Sources:
» AP
» Etemaad newspaper
» IRNA
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 (THR/OIII) to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII) as the crow flies is 0 km (0 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 Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII) to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII) as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
