Last updated: 7 March 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Thursday 15 January 2004 |
| Time: | 09:33 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747SP-86 |
| Operator: | Iran Air |
| Registration: | EP-IAC |
| C/n / msn: | 21093/307 |
| First flight: | 1977-05-16 (26 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7F |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 180 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Beijing-Capital Airport (PEK) ( China)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA), China |
| Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT/RJAA), Japan | |
| Flightnumber: | 800 |
Suffered problems with the hydraulic system shortly after departing Beijing (PEK). The plane returned to land, during which the nose gear collapsed.
The airplane remained at Beijing for a few months, being prepared for a ferry flight back to Tehran. On June 1, 2004 the airplane was finally ferried back to Tehran where it was withdrawn from service. Some parts were stripped and the airplane was then moved for display at the Teheran AeroSpace Exhibition. In 2009 the airplane received overhaul to be restored in flying condition.
Classification:
Hydraulic system problemLanding gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
» Boeing 747SP Website» Xinhua
Photos
accident date: 15-01-2004
type: Boeing 747SP-86
registration: EP-IAC
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 Beijing-Capital International Airport to Tokyo-Narita Airport as the crow flies is 2121 km (1325 miles).
Distance from Beijing-Capital International Airport to Tokyo-Narita Airport as the crow flies is 2121 km (1325 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.
