 An Iranian Air Force C-130E Hercules similar to the aircraft that crashed | |
| Crash | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 September 1981 |
| Summary | Crashed into structure |
| Site | Firing range near Kahrizak, Iran |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
| Registration | 505 |
| Flight origin | Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province |
| Destination | Tehran |
| Fatalities | 80 |
On 29 September 1981, an Iranian Air Force C-130 military cargo aircraft crashed into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran. The plane was flying from Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province to Tehran, while returning from an inspection tour of Iranian military gains in the Iran–Iraq War.
The crashed killed 80 people, including former Defence Minister Javad Fakoori, then-Defence Minister Mousa Namjoo, then-Chief-of-Staff of the Army Valiollah Fallahi, and then-commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohammad Jahanara.