Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
Status:Preliminary
Date:01 SEP 2006
Time:ca 13:45
Type:Tupolev 154M
Operator:Iran Air Tours
Registration: EP-MCF
C/n / msn: 88A788
First flight: 1988
Engines: 3 Soloviev D-30KU-154-II
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Passengers:Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 137
Total:Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 148
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Mashad Airport (MHD) (Iran) show on map
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Bandar Abbas Airport (BND/OIKB), Iran
Destination airport:Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran
Flightnumber: 945
Narrative:
The Tupolev suffered a mishap (some reports say a nose gear tyre burst) while landing on runway 14L. The airplane swerved and caught fire.

Events:

Sources:
» Azeri president sends condolences over plane crash in Iran (IRNA, 2-9-2006)
» Reuters

Photos
photo of Tupolev 154M EP-MCF
photo of Tupolev 154M EP-MCF
photo of Tupolev 154M LZ-LCI
LZ-LCI was sold to Airlines 400 (RA-85650) in 2004 and to Iran Air Tours as EP-MCF in 2005
 

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 Bandar Abbas Airport to Mashhad Airport as the crow flies is 1042 km (651 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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