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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 October 2011 |
| Summary | Nose-gear up landing following nose gear failure |
| Site | Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-200 |
| Aircraft name | Kerman |
| Operator | Iran Air |
| Registration | EP-IRR |
| Flight origin | Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran |
| Occupants | 113 |
| Passengers | 94 |
| Crew | 19 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 113 |
Iran Air Flight 742 was a Boeing 727 passenger jet on a scheduled service from Moscow, Russia, to Tehran, Iran, which on 18 October 2011 made an emergency landing at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport, after the nose landing gear failed to deploy. All 113 occupants on board survived without incident.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (29 October 2011). "Iranian hero pilot gets cold shoulder". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2011.