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Mehrabad International Airport - THR/OIII, Tehran -
Iran
Phase:
Landing
Nature:
Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:
Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE)
Destination airport:
Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport - IKA/OIIE
Confidence Rating:
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Narrative: An Iran Air Boeing 727-286(A) was involved in a landing accident at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran. Flight IR742 from Moscow was approaching Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) when the nose landing would not come down. The crew elected to divert to Mehrabad International Airport (THR/OIII), Tehran. The airplane landed with the nose landing gear retracted. There were no injuries among the 19 crew members and 94 passengers.