Last updated: 29 November 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Sunday 24 February 2002 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76MD |
| Operator: | Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force - IRGCAF |
| Registration: | 15-2281 |
| MSN: | 0073475236 |
| First flight: | 1987 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 230 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Mashhad ( Iran)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM), Iran |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
When the aircraft was 80 km out of Mashhad and at FL230, suddenly the autopilot disengaged and there were warnings indicating engine no. 4 was on fire. The plane yawed to starboard. The fire spread to the wing and eventually the no. 4 engine fell off.
A safe emergency landing was made at Mashhad, 24 minutes later. The plane continued to burn for another 16 minutes on the tarmac, before the flames were finally put out.
Classification:
Engine fireEngine separation
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Photo of the fuselage stored at Mashad.
» aerospacetalk.ir
Photos
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 Mashhad Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 747 km (467 miles).
Distance from Mashhad Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 747 km (467 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.
