Accident | |
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Date | 21 January 1980 |
Summary | Inoperable ILS and ground radar |
Site | Alborz Mountains, Iran 35°44′N 51°25′E / 35.733°N 51.417°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727-86 |
Operator | Iran Air |
IATA flight No. | IR291 |
ICAO flight No. | IRA291 |
Call sign | IRAN AIR 291 |
Registration | EP-IRD |
Flight origin | Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran |
Destination | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
Occupants | 128 |
Passengers | 120 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 128 |
Survivors | 0 |
Iran Air Flight 291 was a flight from Mashad Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport that crashed on 21 January 1980 during its approach to Tehran-Mehrabad runway 29 in foggy and snowy weather conditions, killing all 128 people on board. At the time, Iran Air Flight 291 was the deadliest aircraft disaster in Iranian history.[1][2]
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