| Estado: | Preliminar |
| Fecha: | 20 ABR 2005 |
| Hora: | 22:05 |
| Tipo: | 
Boeing 707-3J9C |
| Operador: | Saha Air |
| Registración: | EP-SHE |
| Numéro de série: | 21127/915 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1976 |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 157 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 169 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) (Irán)
 |
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kish Island Airport (KIH/OIBK), Irán |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Irán |
| Número de Vuelo: | 171 |
Descripción:After touchdown on runway 29L problems with the undercarriage (failure of a landing gear or tyre burst) caused the Boeing 707 to slide off the runway into the Kan River. Three passengers were killed after they fell in the river during the evacuation.
Fuentes:
» CAO Iran
» IRNA
» Khaleej Times
» Reuters
Fotos

5-8311 was later re-registered EP-SHE and started operating passenger flights for Saha Air.
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 Kish Island Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 1043 km (652 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.