| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 15, 2009 |
| Time: | 1133 |
| Location: | Near Qazvin, Iran |
| Operator: | Caspian Airlines |
| Flight #: | RV-7908 |
| Route: | Tehran, Iran - Yerevan, Armenia |
| AC Type: | Tupolev 154M |
| Registration: | EP-CPG |
| cn / ln: | 87A-748 |
| Aboard: | 168 (passengers:153 crew:15) |
| Fatalities: | 168 (passengers:153 crew:15) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The airliner crashed into a field 75 miles northwest of Tehran, 11 minutes after taking off from Imam Khomeini Airport. The plane exploded and disintegrated upon impact. Separation of a piece of the low pressure compressor from the No. 1 engine. Debris from that hit the aircraft body, disabling the fuel lines. |
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