1980 Iran Air Boeing 727 airplane crash
- 1980 Iran Air Boeing 727 airplane crash
Infobox Airliner accident|name=1980 Iran Air Boeing 727
Date=January 21, 1980
Type=inoperable ILS and ground radar
Site=Alborz Mountains, Iran
Fatalities=128
Survivors=0
Aircraft Type=Boeing 727-86
Origin= Mashad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran
Destination=Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran
Operator=Iran Air
Tail Number=EP-IRD
Passengers=120
Crew=8
On January 21, 1980, an Iran Air Boeing 727-86 was making a domestic flight from Mashad Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. This aircraft, registered as EP-IRD, collided with the Alborz Mountains during its approach to Tehran-Mehrabad runway 29 in foggy and snowy weather conditions. [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800121-0 Accident description.] The Aviation Safety Network Website.] The crash site is 29 kilometres north of Tehran. All 8 crew members and 120 passengers died, and the plane was destroyed. [ [http://www.baaa-acro.com Aircraft Crashes Record Office] ] At the time, it was the deadliest aircraft disaster in Iranian history.
The cause of the crash was believed to be an inoperable instrument landing system and ground radar. [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800121-0 Accident description.] The Aviation Safety Network Website.]
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