Iran Airtour Flight 956 · Iran

On February 12, 2002, Iran Airtour Flight 956 (Iran). 119 people died.

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Date
February 12, 2002
Place
Iran
Killed
119
Position
33.467°N, 48.350°E
Wikidata ID
Q11737216

From Wikipedia

Iran Air Tours Flight 956 was a Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed 230 miles (370 km) south-west of Tehran on 12 February 2002. During a non precision approach to runway 11 of Khorramabad Airport, the airliner impacted the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at an altitude of 9,100 feet (2,800 m), three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) left of the runway centerline. All 12 crew and 107 passengers were killed in the crash. The aircraft was carrying four government officials. It remains the 5th worst plane crash in Iranian history.

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