| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 June 2003 |
| Time: | ca 13:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
| Operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Rudshour ( Iran)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
Crashed due to a "technical failure". Reportedly two engines caught fire during a test flight. The aircraft departed Mehrabad Airport at 12:25 local time and crashed 35 minutes later.
Sources:
» AP» Etemaad newspaper
» IRNA
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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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