| Date: | Monday 2 August 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-373C |
| Owner/operator: | Korean Air Lines - KAL |
| Registration: | HL7412 |
| MSN: | 19715/642 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 17 km WNW of Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII) |
| Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS) |
After takeoff from runway 29, the aircraft deviated from the Standard Instrument Departure (SID) procedure and drifted to the right instead of performing a left turnout. It continued and struck mountains at an altitude of 2020 m (6630 feet).
Sources:
Aviation Week & Space Technology 27.09.76 (68)
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Paris-Orly Airport (ORY); October 1973
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