Airplane collision near Tehran in 1993

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Airplane collision near Tehran in 1993
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A Tu-154M Iran Airtour
Accident summary
Accident type Air collision
place near Ghods , IranIranIran 
date February 8, 1993
Fatalities 133
1. Aircraft
Aircraft type Soviet UnionSoviet Union Tupolev Tu-154M
operator IranIran Iran airtour
Mark IranIran EP-ITD
Departure airport Tehran Mehrabad Airport , IranIranIran 
Destination airport Mashhad Airport , IranIranIran 
Passengers 119
crew 12
Survivors 0
2. Aircraft
Aircraft type Soviet UnionSoviet Union Sukhoi Su-24
operator IranIran Iranian Air Force
Mark unknown
Destination airport Tehran Mehrabad Airport , IranIranIran 
crew 2
Survivors 0
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The plane collision near Tehran in 1993 occurred on February 8, 1993 when a Tupolev Tu-154M of Iran Airtour used on a charter flight collided with a Sukhoi Su-24 of the Iranian Air Force shortly after take-off from Tehran-Mehrabad airport . All 133 people on board both aircraft were killed in the accident.

Airplanes and occupants

Tupolev Tu-154 Iran Airtour

The first aircraft was a 1991 Tupolev Tu-154M, which had the factory number 91A903 . The aircraft was delivered to Aeroflot on February 27, 1992 with the aircraft registration number CCCP-85721 . In August of the same year, the machine was sold to Iran Airtour, which approved it with the aircraft registration EP-ITD . The three- engine, medium - range, narrow-body aircraft was equipped with three type D-30KU-154 jet engines.

An IRIAF Su-24

On board the machine were 119 passengers who had booked a charter flight from Tehran to Mashhad , as well as 12 crew members.

Sukhoi Su-24 of the Iranian Air Force

The second machine was a Sukhoi Su-24 fighter aircraft . The identity of the machine is not known, it was in service with the Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) . The machine returned from a military air show, on board were two pilots from the Iranian Air Force.

the accident

The Tupolev Tu-154 of the Iran Airtour received clearance to take off from runway 29R, which was successfully executed. While the aircraft was in its initial climb, the Suchoi Su-24MK of the Iranian Air Force flew visually to runway 29L at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport. At 2:16 p.m. the fighter plane flew into the tail of the Tu-154, whereupon both planes crashed at Ghods , 15 kilometers north of the airport, killing all occupants.

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