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| Date: | Saturday 26 February 2000 |
| Time: | 05:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-286B (M) |
| Owner/operator: | Iran Air |
| Registration: | EP-IAG |
| MSN: | 21217/291 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Following pushback and engine start, the tow tug was disconnected and moved slightly to one side. However, at this point, the crew, apparently believing they had been given the ‘all clear’, increased power and began to taxi forward. The aircraft’s right main undercarriage subsequently struck the tug sustaining substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.iata.org/contentassets/4d18cb077c5e419b8a888d387a50c638/iata-safety-report-2000-jet.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/302767 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 2014 | EP-IAG | Iran Air | 0 |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2025 20:46 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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