- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | February 18, 2018 |
Time: | 0932 |
Location: | Kohangan village, Iran |
Operator: | Iran Aseman Airlines |
Flight #: | EP3704 |
Route: | Tehran - Yasuj |
AC Type: | ATR 72-212 |
Registration: | EP-ATS |
cn / ln: | 391 |
Aboard: | 66 (passengers:60 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 66 (passengers:60 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The airliner was on approach to Yasuj Airport and descending when it crashed into Mt. Dena, 14 miles north of the airport. Poor weather with fog was reported at the time of the accident. The crew action which caused dangerous conditions for the flight. Continuing to the Yasouj airport for landing against the operation manual of the company, due to low altitude ceiling of the cloud and related cloud mass. Descending to unauthorized altitude below minimum of the route and MSA. |
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