Site Natanz, Iran Crew 7 Aircraft type Fokker F28-1000 Operator Iran Aseman Airlines Survivor 0 | Passengers 59 Survivors 0 Date 12 October 1994 Total fatalities 66 (all) Passenger count 59 | |
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Summary Loss of engine power due to fuel contamination Destination Mehrabad International Airport Similar Nigeria Airways Flight 9805, 1994 Iranian Air Force C‑1, Turkish Airlines Flight 278, Air Algérie Flight 702P, Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 | ||
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 was a Fokker F-28 flight of Iran Asseman Airlines operating on the Isfahan–Tehran route in Iran. The flight crashed near the town of Natanz on October 12, 1994, killing all the passengers and crew members.
Crash
On October 12, 1994, the flight took off from the Isfahan International Airport destination to Mehrabad Airport with 59 passengers and seven crew on board. About 35 minutes after take off, both engines lost power and shut down due to contaminated fuel. The aircraft went into an uncontrolled descent; and 47 seconds later Flight 746 crashed into the side of a mountain and exploded. The wreckage was found over an area of 300 sq. meters near the town of Natanz. All 66 passengers and crew died in the crash.
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