Iran Air Boeing 727-200 crashes in Iran Jan 9/11

[bizjets101]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12147872

Mixed news reports, now reported as B727-200 EP-IRP - missed approach at Urmia Airport
in NW Iran - possibly hit a mountain.

Photo EP-IRP

Original News report.

No details other than a Iran Air Fokker 100 with 92 passengers, 8 crews involved
in unknown type of accident in Orumiyeh, Iran. Stated as '50 + survivors'.

OITR 091600Z 26004KT 0800 SN SCT015 SCT020 OVC060 00/00 Q1016

Current update; aircraft was attempting to land Urmia Airport in white out conditions, aircraft disappeared from
radar - reports aircraft went down near Southern shore of Lake Urima. (Possibly hit a mountain).

[bizjets101]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/09/pl ... an/?hpt=T2

[bizjets101]

Iran's Transport Ministry said, that there was no emergency. According to tower tapes the pilot aborted the approach when he could not establish visual contact with the runway at decision height and went around indicating they wanted to return to Tehran.

The 727 lost height and impacted on farmland to the southwest of the airport in darkness/heavy snow/and fog. None of the crew are listed among the 33 survivors.

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[Darkwing Duck]

I heard that the Iranians are blaming the Americans for the crash because of the trade embargo that they cannot buy parts. Wow if that isn't the lamest scapegoat.

[iflyforpie]

I heard that the Iranians are blaming the Americans for the crash because of the trade embargo that they cannot buy parts. Wow if that isn't the lamest scapegoat.

Yeah, just like they blamed the Americans for the crash of Iran Air Flight 655.... yeesh!!

[Spokes]

I heard that the Iranians are blaming the Americans for the crash because of the trade embargo that they cannot buy parts. Wow if that isn't the lamest scapegoat.

Yeah, just like they blamed the Americans for the crash of Iran Air Flight 655.... yeesh!!

That was not a crash. yeesh!

[bizjets101]

The B727 involved in the crash had been delivered new to Iran Air in 1974 - 6 years prior to the Islamic Revolution - and embargoes that followed. The accident aircraft had just completed a 'D' check in December 2010.

I feel sad for the Persian people living under the current regime, and I in no way confuse the politics of the Iranian Govt with the Persian people.

So I've not read any official statement blaming US embargoes on the crash, obviously with embargoes - the aviation infrastructure and aircraft are suffering - who is responsible - I don't know?

As for the Iran Air airbus, certainly not the first airliner shot down, the USA ship believed an attack was imminent from a Iranian F-14 Tomcat (Iran F-14A had recently shot down a Iraqi Mirage F-1) and were definitely a threat - and in the area.

There is a MayDay episode on the downing, it took 8 years in the International courts for America to pay the passengers families - though they did so without apologizing.

It is also widely believed that the bombing of Pan AM 103 7 months later, was in part retaliation for the downing of the Iran Air.

EP-IBU Iran Air Airbus A300B2-203

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[Siddley Hawker]

I heard that the Iranians are blaming the Americans for the crash because of the trade embargo that they cannot buy parts.

Well hell, if the French can blame them for the AF Concorde crash I guess anything goes.

[bizjets101]

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