ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 300 EP-IOT Basra International Airport (BSR)
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Date:Monday 29 November 1993
Type:Silhouette image of generic F27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fokker F-27 Friendship 300
Operator:National Iranian Oil Company - NIOC
Registration: EP-IOT
MSN: 10153
First flight: 1960
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Basra International Airport (BSR) (   Iraq)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Gachsaran Airport (GCH/OIAH), Iran
Destination airport:Ahwaz Airport (AWZ/OIAW), Iran
Narrative:
An Iranian Fokker F-27 aircraft with 38 passengers and crew was hijacked during a domestic flight from Gachsaran to Ahwaz. The plane was on a regular weekly flight transporting patients needing specialized or urgent medical care to the capital of Khuzenstan Province. National Iranian Oil Company employees were also on the flight. The aircraft initially headed for Kuwait but was refused permission to land. Only after a fuel emergency was declared was the plane allowed to land in Basra, Iraq. There are conflicting reports as to the identity of the hijacker.
One report identified him as an Iranian seeking political asylum for himself, his wife, and his five children.

Classification:
Hijack


Photos

photo of Fokker-F-27300-EP-IOT
photo of Fokker-F-27300-PH-IOT
accident date: 29-11-1993
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 300
registration: PH-IOT
 

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 Gachsaran Airport to Ahwaz Airport as the crow flies is 225 km (141 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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