| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 2000 |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B2-203 |
| Operator: | Iran Air |
| Registration: | EP-IBR |
| MSN: | 061 |
| First flight: | 1979-12-21 (20 years 2 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 33700 |
| Cycles: | 28100 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF6-50C2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) ( Iran)
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing (PBT) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
The crew of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane operated by Iranian Air Force lost directional control during takeoff from runway 29R at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR), Iran.
The aircraft impacted a Iran Air Airbus A300B2-203 (EP-IBR) which was being towed to a hangar. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire.
Classification:
Runway incursionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Tommy MaurerPhotos
accident date: 02-02-2000
type: Airbus A300B2-203
registration: EP-IBR
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 DEC 1979 | F-WZEK | Airbus | first flight |
| 17 MAR 1980 | EP-IBR | Iran Air |
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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