Date:	Tuesday 22 September 2009
Time:	09:30
Type:	Ilyushin Il-76MD Simorgh
Owner/operator:	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF
Registration:	5-8208
MSN:	0083484542
Year of manufacture:	1988
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Varamin -   Iran
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII)
Destination airport:	Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII)

Narrative:
The IRIAF Il-76MD "Simorgh" jet was destroyed in an accident near Tehran, killing all seven crew members. The "Simorgh" is an Il-76 jet modified with a radar dome on top of the fuselage for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C). It has been reported that the crew reported an engine fire. While maneuvering for an emergency landing at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) runway 29L the radar dome detached, striking the tail fin. Control was lost and the airplane crashed.

Mehr News
Iran Air Force Il-76 Crash Details and Video (uskowioniran.blogspot.com, 23-9-2009)

photo (c) Mehr News; near Varamin; 22 September 2009

photo (c) Mehr News; near Varamin; 22 September 2009

photo (c) iman; Tehran; June 2009

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