2003 Iran (IIRG) Il-76 crash

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2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
File:IlyushinIl76a.jpg
An Ilyushin Il-76 similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident summary
Date 19 February 2003 (2003-02-19)
Summary CFIT due to pilot error during descent in poor weather
Site 35 km (22 mi) SE of Kerman
Passengers 257
Crew 18
Fatalities 275 (all)
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Ilyushin Il-76MD
Operator Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
Registration 15-2280
Flight origin Zahedan Airport
Destination Kerman Airport

The 2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash occurred on 19 February 2003, when an Ilyushin Il-76 crashed in mountainous terrain near Kerman in Iran. The Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution aircraft, registration 15-2280, was flying from Zahedan to Kerman when it crashed 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Kerman.[1] The aircraft was carrying members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, a special force that is independent from the Iranian Army, on an unknown mission.[2]

Strong winds were reported in the region of the crash when the aircraft disappeared from the radar screens; approximately at the same time, villagers in the area described hearing a loud explosion.[3] There were no survivors among the 275 occupants on board the aircraft.[1][nb 1] As of November 2014 the crash, the third of an Il-76 in Iran, remains the deadliest on Iranian soil and the worst crash of an Il-76;[1] it is also the ninth-deadliest aviation accident of all time.[5]

Cause

There was speculation that the accident was the result of a mid-air collision due to the high number of fatalities (the Il-76 normally carries fewer than 200 passengers). A terrorist organization called the Abu-Bakr Brigades also claimed responsibility for the crash.[6]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. It was initially declared that there were 302 people on board.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Accident description for 15-2280 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 November 2014.
  2. Fog halts Iran air crash search at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 February 2007)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Iranian plane crash kills 302 at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 August 2007)
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