Narrative:
Crashed on approach to Tehran Airport. One child is reported to have survived the accident.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 25 December 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Iranian Airways |
| Registration: | EP-ACJ |
| MSN: | 9692 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 7 km (4.4 mls) from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) ( Iran)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport (IFN/OIFM), Iran |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
Crashed on approach to Tehran Airport. One child is reported to have survived the accident.
Sources:
» Ellensburg Daily Record - Dec 26, 1952Photos
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Distance from Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 328 km (205 miles).
Distance from Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 328 km (205 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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- 1128th fatal accident
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