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#REDIRECT [[Iran Airtour Flight 945]] |
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{{Infobox Aircraft accident|name=2006 Iran Air Tours crash| |
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Date=September 1, 2006| |
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Type=Runway overrun| |
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occurrence_type=Accident| |
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Site=Mashad, Iran| |
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Fatalities=28| |
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Injuries=?| |
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Aircraft Type=Tupolev 154M| |
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Operator=Iran Air Tours| |
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Tail Number=EP-MCF| |
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Passengers=137| |
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Crew=11| |
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Survivors=120| |
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On September 1, 2006, Iran Air Tours [[Tu-154]] aircraft traveling from [[Bandar Abbas]] with 11 crew and 137 passengers on board burst into flames upon landing in [[Mashhad]], [[Iran]] at 13.45 [[local time]] killing 28 of those on board.<ref>{{cite web|title= Aviation Safety Network - 2006 accident|author=Harro Ranter <!-- BOT GENERATED AUTHOR -->|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060901-0&lang=en|work=|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5ibrjo8K6|archivedate=2009-07-28|deadurl=no|accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5305750.stm BBC News - Scores killed in Iran plane blaze] 1 September 2006</ref> |
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==Possible Causes== |
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Immediately after the accident, Iranian state television reported that one of the tires had blown out upon landing, but this was soon discredited. [http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6306] No additional information is currently available.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} |
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==Aircraft== |
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The aircraft had been in active service since 1988 and had approximately 19,000 hours of flight time over about 2,200 flights. It was originally owned by [[Aeroflot]]. The plane was leased by Iran Air Tours in August 2005 after having been operated by a number of other carriers. [http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6306] |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6306 ATW Daily News article] |
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* [http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/iranair.htm Airsafe.com entry on Iran Air Tours] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Iran Air Tours Crash}} |
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[[Category:2006 in Iran|Iran Air Tours Crash]] |
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[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran]] |
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[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2006]] |
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[[Category:Accidental deaths in Iran]] |
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[[Category:Mashhad]] |
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[[ja:イランエアツアーズ航空機着陸失敗事故]] |
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