Summary Fire Passengers 137 Fatalities 28 Date 1 September 2006 Operator Iran Air Tours Location Mashhad | Site Mashhad, Iran Crew 11 Injuries (non-fatal) Unknown Number of deaths 28 Survivor 120 | |
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Destinations Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad Similar ADC Airlines Flight 53, 2006 Falsterbo Swedish, 2006 Mercy Air Bell 412 c, Continental Airlines Flight 1883, Air Algérie Flight 2208 | ||
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.
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Possible causes
The specific cause is not known, however it is believed that the nose gear tire blew on landing.
Aircraft
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.
References
Iran Air Tours Flight 945 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA