Iran Air Flight 291

Iran Air Flight 291^[1]
Accident summary
An Iran Air Boeing 727-100, similar to the one involved.
Date	January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21)
Summary	Inoperable ILS and ground radar
Site	Alborz Mountains, Iran
Passengers	120
Crew	8
Fatalities	128 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Boeing 727-86
Operator	Iran Air
Registration	EP-IRD
Flight origin	Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran
Destination	Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran

Iran Air Flight 291 was a flight that crashed on January 21, 1980. The flight, carried on a Boeing 727-86, was making a domestic flight from Mashad Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. At 1911h local time, the aircraft, registered as EP-IRD, collided with the Alborz Mountains, 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Tehran, during its approach to Tehran-Mehrabad runway 29 in foggy and snowy weather conditions.^[2] All 8 crew members and 120 passengers died in the incident, and the plane was destroyed.^[3] At the time, Iran Air Flight 291 was the deadliest aircraft disaster in Iranian history.

Investigators concluded that the probable cause of the crash was believed to be an inoperable instrument landing system and ground radar.^[2] The head of Iran's Civil Aviation Authority and five other officials were charged with manslaughter^[4] as a result of the crash of Flight 291.

References

↑ Iran Air Boeing crashes
1 2 Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
↑ 128 feared dead in Iran Air Crash
↑ Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 161.

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Coordinates: 35°44′N 51°25′E / 35.733°N 51.417°E / 35.733; 51.417

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