2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
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2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
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| Date | February 19, 2003 |
| Type | disputed (see text) |
| Site | 22 mi SE of Kerman, Iran |
| Passengers | 284 |
| Crew | 18 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | 302 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76 |
| Operator | IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guard) |
| Flight origin | Zahedan |
| Destination | Kerman |
The 2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash was the deadliest aircraft accident in Iran. The crash, on February 19, 2003, killed 302 people, most of them members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. That crash marked the third Il-76 crash in Iran.
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Cause
The official report says bad weather brought the aircraft down; high winds and fog were present at the time of the crash.[citation needed] Some sources[who?] speculate that the accident may also have been the result of a mid-air collision, of structural failure, or a terrorist act following a claim of responsibility from the Abu-Bakr Brigades, a terrorist organization.[1]
Related
- 1980 Iran Air Boeing 727 airplane crash
- 1988 Iran Air Flight 655
- 1994 Iranian Air Force C-130 shootdown
- 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
- 2006 Iran Air Tours crash
- 2009 Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
See also
References
- ^ "RFE/RL Iran Report". IranReport. globalsecurity.org. 2003-02-24. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2003/8-240203.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
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