2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash [SEP] point in time
2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
On 6 December 2005 (Azar 15, 1384) at 14:10 local time (10:40 UTC), a Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft of the Iranian air force, tail number "5-8519", c/n 4399, crashed into a ten-storey apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
The aircraft, bound for Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf, was carrying 10 crew and 84 passengers, of whom 68 were reportedly journalists
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules described as "just happened" lead to two crash in the history of Iran after Iranian Revolution including the first crash of military transport aircraft of air force 's top leaders on 1981 and the second crash of reporters on 2005.
See also.
- 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
External links.
Description of the crash from the pilot (Persian)
Description of the crash (Persian)