Iran Air Tours Flight 956 [SEP] point in time
Iran Air Tours Flight 956
Iran Air Tours Flight 956 was a Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed south-west of Tehran on 12 February 2002. During a non precision approach to runway 11, the airliner impacted the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at an altitude 9,100 feet, three nautical miles left of the runway centerline. All 12 crew and 107 passengers were killed in the crash. The aircraft was carrying four government officials.
External links.
- Aviation Safety Network report
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