ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275715
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 2022 |
| Time: | c. 09:00 |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5F |
| Owner/operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) |
| Registration: | 3-7169 |
| MSN: | Z1016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tabriz -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tabriz Airport (TBZ/OITT) |
| Tabriz Airport (TBZ/OITT) |
An Iran Air Force Northrop F-5F 3-7168 (coded 50695) crashed under unknown circumstances in a residential area of Tabriz, Iran. Both pilots and a person on the ground died in the crash.
The aircraft was reportedly returning to Tabriz Aiport (TBZ/OITT) due to 'technical problems'.
Sources:
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220221-iranian-fighter-jet-crashes-into-school-three-killed
https://www.thesundaily.my/world/iranian-fighter-jet-crashes-three-killed-YE8879450
https://en.irna.ir/news/84657428/Fighter-crashes-in-northwest-Iran-three-killed
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2022-02-21-3-people-were-killed-in-an-iranian-military-plane-crash-in-tabriz.HyXPFYTlec.html
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/3-dead-after-iranian-f-5-fighter-plane-crashes-in-tabriz
Images:
Photo: Mehr News Agency (CC-attrib)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 06:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Feb-2022 06:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 21-Feb-2022 08:01 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Photo] |
| 21-Feb-2022 08:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2022 12:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2022 13:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2023 06:12 | Anon. | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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