- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 21, 1980 |
Time: | 1910 |
Location: | Elburz Mtns., near Tehran, Iran |
Operator: | Iran Air |
Flight #: | 291 |
Route: | Babol Sar - Tehran |
AC Type: | Boeing B-727-86 |
Registration: | EP-IRD |
cn / ln: | 19817/537 |
Aboard: | 128 (passengers:120 crew:8) |
Fatalities: | 128 (passengers:120 crew:8) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into a mountain during a landing attempt in fog and snow. Inoperative ground radar, inoperative ILS. The aircraft was named "Shiraz." |
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