2006 Iran Air Tours crash
- 2006 Iran Air Tours crash
Infobox Airliner accident|name=2006 Iran Air Tours crash
Date=September 1, 2006
Type=Runway overrun
Site=Mashad, Iran
Fatalities=28
Injuries=?
Aircraft Type=Tupolev 154M
Operator=Iran Air Tours
Tail Number=EP-MCF
Passengers=137
Crew=11
Survivors=120
The 2006 Iran Air Tours crash was a fatal accident in which a Tupolev 154M owned by Iran Air Tours skidded off the end of the runway upon landing in Mashad, Iran. The ensuing fire killed 28 of the passengers.
Possible Causes
Immediately after the accident, Iranian state television reported that one of the tires had blown out upon landing, but this was soon discredited. [http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6306] No additional information is currently available.Fact|date=July 2007
Aircraft
The aircraft had been in active service since 1988 and had approximately 19,000 hours of flight time over about 2,200 flights. It was originally owned by Aeroflot. The plane was leased by Iran Air Tours in August 2005 after having been operated by a number of other carriers. [http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6306]
References
* [http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6306 ATW Daily News article]
* [http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/iranair.htm Airsafe.com entry on Iran Air Tours]
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