| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Monday 3 August 2009 |
| Time: | ca 10:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-3J9C |
| Operator: | Saha Air |
| Registration: | EP-SHK |
| MSN: | 21128/917 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 174 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Ahwaz Airport (AWZ) ( Iran)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ahwaz Airport (AWZ/OIAW), Iran |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran | |
| Flightnumber: | 124 |
Returned to Ahwaz for an emergency landing following a reported uncontained No.2 engine failure.
Classification:
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» Boeing makes emergency landing in south Iran (Press TV)Photos
accident date: 03-08-2009
type: Boeing 707-3J9C
registration: EP-SHK
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov. 1976 | 5-8312 | Boeing | first flight |
| Nov. 1976 | 5-8312 | Imperial Iranian Air Force | delivered |
| Feb 1979 | 5-8312 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | |
| 27 Feb 2000 | EP-SHK | Saha Air | |
| 3 August 2009 | EP-SHK | Saha Air | damaged in uncontained engine failure near Ahwaz, Iran |
| Dec. 2015 | 5-8312 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | |
| May 2016 | EP-CPP | Saha Air |
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Ahwaz Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 535 km (334 miles).
Distance from Ahwaz Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 535 km (334 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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