H Azmal 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5305750.stm 'Scores die' in Iran plane blaze A passenger plane has burst into flames as it landed in Iran's north-eastern city of Mashhad, killing at least 60 people, state TV reports. The plane is said to have been travelling from Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. There are reports that up to 80 people managed to escape Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted September 1, 2006 That they may R.I.P. Some really bad weeks lately Seems to be another Tupolev TU154 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted September 1, 2006 It seems to me that this year around, scores of crashes always happen... This morning... an A330 from Kuching INtl outbound to KLIA made an RTO that almost had it ran off the runway, there are alot of YB's and Datuks onboard that flight whom intended to listen to the Budget 07. Its unreported , the passenger itself whom himself is a YB told me about it this afternoon.. it was scarry hehe I wonder Capt Radzi knew of it?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Levent Report post Posted September 1, 2006 What a sad incident to start the new month with... Latest reports say 80 dead, 60 survived (including the entire crew...) The aircraft was Iran Air Tours Tu-154 EP-MCF. It appears that the crew lost control of the plane after one or more tires burst upon landing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2006 How does burst tyre actaully affect the landing? R.I.P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y. J. Foo 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2006 How does burst tyre actaully affect the landing? Just like what happens when your car tyres burst suddenly on the road - losing control? Looks like this is not a good period of aviation either... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Yong 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2006 Very sad, accident again and again!!! hope all this will stop immediately!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2006 Just like what happens when your car tyres burst suddenly on the road - losing control? Looks like this is not a good period of aviation either... But most of the times it is still under control even one of the tyres burst? TK did have a landing with one tyre burst right? There's even one shot of it in his thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted September 4, 2006 Some more information about the mishap: Iran Air Tours Tu-154M crashes on landing, 29 passengers confirmed dead Monday September 4, 2006 An Iran Air Tours Tu-154M with 148 passengers and crew aboard crashed on landing Friday afternoon in Mashhad, where it skidded off a runway and caught fire, killing at least 29 passengers. It is believed that the flight crew and more than 100 passengers escaped or were rescued from the burning aircraft. The domestic flight, operated by the tour arm of flag carrier Iran Air, originated in Bandar Abbas. Iran Civil Aviation Organization Chairman Nourollah Rezai Niaraki told Iranian state television that the plane's "left wing hit the ground and caught fire" after it skidded off the runway. State television initially reported that a tire blew out as the plane attempted to land, but Niaraki said the cause of the accident is not yet known. The aircraft, registration EP-MCF, made its first flight in 1988, according to Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network. It had approximately 19,000 hr. and 2,200 cycles, according to the Ascend CASE database. It originally was delivered to Aeroflot and went through a variety of operators before being leased to Iran Air Tours in August 2005, according to the same source. An investigation is underway and Transport Minister Mohammad Rahmati said the crew's survival will be a "great help" in determining the accident's cause "as soon as possible." The crash was the second for a Tu-154M in 10 days, following the Aug. 22 Pulkovo Airlines accident in Ukraine that killed 170 passengers and crew. Iran Air Tours lost a Tu-154 in a fatal 2002 crash. by Aaron Karp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
