- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 17, 2001 |
Time: | 0745 |
Location: | Near Sari, Iran |
Operator: | Faraz Qeshm Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Tehran - Gorgan |
AC Type: | Yakovlev YAK-40 |
Registration: | EP-TQP |
cn / ln: | 9740856 |
Aboard: | 30 (passengers:25 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 30 (passengers:25 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into mountains about 12 miles south of Sari, 55 minutes after taking off from Tehran on a flight to Gorgan. Shortly before the tower lost contact with the plane the pilot reported bad weather and said he was thinking of returning to Tehran. Transport Minister of Iran, Rahman Dadman, 45, killed. |
Sources
Copyright © Richard Kebabjian / www.planecrashinfo.com