Incident Airbus A310-304 EP-IBK,
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Date:Tuesday 27 September 2016
Time:06:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic A310 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A310-304
Owner/operator:Iran Air
Registration: EP-IBK
MSN: 671
Year of manufacture:1993
Engine model:GE CF6-80C2A2
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) -   Iran
Phase: Pushback / towing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA)
Destination airport:London
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An Iran Air Airbus A310-304 sustained substantial damage in a push back incident at Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran.
The aircraft, EP-IBK, was being pushed back when the right hand horizontal stabilizer impacted the underside of the rear fuselage of a Mahan Air Airbus A340, EP-MMR which also push backing to depart airport destination to Munich The stabilizer was severely bent. The A340 sustained damage near the APU and all 98 onboard persons were disembarked .

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Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2016 06:43 harro Added
27-Sep-2016 06:45 harro Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative]
28-Sep-2016 16:54 safety expert Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative]

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