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2006 aviation accident

Iran Airtour Flight 945
Accident
EP-MCF, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen five months prior
Date	September 1, 2006 (2006-09-01)
Summary	Fire
Site	Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran 36°14′00″N 59°38′30″E / 36.2333°N 59.6417°E / 36.2333; 59.6417
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Tupolev Tu-154M
Operator	Iran Airtour
IATA flight No.	B9945
ICAO flight No.	IRB945
Call sign	IRAN AIRTOUR 945
Registration	EP-MCF
Flight origin	Bandar Abbas Airport, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Destination	Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran
Occupants	148
Passengers	137
Crew	11
Fatalities	28
Survivors	120

On 1 September 2006, an Iran Airtour Tu-154 aircraft traveling from Bandar Abbas with 11 crew and 137 passengers on board burst into flames upon landing in Mashhad, Iran at 13:45 local time killing 28 of those on board.

Possible causes

The specific cause is not known, however it is believed that the nose gear tire blew on landing.

Aircraft

The aircraft had been in active service since 1988 and had approximately 19,000 hours of flight time over about 2,200 flights. It was originally owned by Aeroflot. The plane was leased by Iran Airtour in August 2005 after having been operated by a number of other carriers.

References

^ "EP-MCF | ASN accident description". Aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
"Dozens killed in Iran plane fire". BBC News. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
Aaron Karp (4 September 2006). "Iran Air Tours Tu-154M crashes on landing, 29 passengers confirmed dead". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

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