Narrative:
Two hijackers, a young man and a woman claiming to have explosives, diverted the aircraft to Baghdad, Iraq. The hijackers' original destination was Kuwait, but airport authorities denied the aircraft permission to land. Upon landing in Baghdad, the hijackers requested political asylum.
The aircraft was impounded and returned to Iran Air following the Gulf War in September 1990.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 August 1984 |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B2-203 |
| Operator: | Iran Air |
| Registration: | EP-IBS |
| MSN: | 080 |
| First flight: | 1980-02-13 (4 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF6-50C2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 195 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 206 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Baghdad-Saddam International Airport (SDA) ( Iraq)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Shiraz Airport (SYZ/OISS), Iran |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
Two hijackers, a young man and a woman claiming to have explosives, diverted the aircraft to Baghdad, Iraq. The hijackers' original destination was Kuwait, but airport authorities denied the aircraft permission to land. Upon landing in Baghdad, the hijackers requested political asylum.
The aircraft was impounded and returned to Iran Air following the Gulf War in September 1990.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 28-08-1984Photos
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 Shiraz Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 690 km (431 miles).
Distance from Shiraz Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 690 km (431 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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