Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746
Occurrence summary
A Fokker F-28 similar to the accident aircraft
Date	October 12, 1994
Summary	Loss of engine power due to fuel contamination
Site	Natanz, Iran 33°30′48″N 51°54′59″E / 33.51333°N 51.91639°E / 33.51333; 51.91639Coordinates: 33°30′48″N 51°54′59″E / 33.51333°N 51.91639°E / 33.51333; 51.91639
Passengers	59
Crew	7
Fatalities	66 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Fokker F28-1000
Operator	Iran Asseman Airlines
Registration	EP-PAV
Flight origin	Isfahan International Airport, Iran
Destination	Mehrabad Airport, Iran

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 was a Fokker F-28 flight of Iran Asseman Airlines operating on the Isfahan–Tehran route in Iran. The flight crashed near the town of Natanz on October 12, 1994, killing all the passengers and crew members.

Crash

On October 12, 1994, the flight took off from the Isfahan International Airport destination to Mehrabad Airport with 59 passengers and seven crew on board. About 35 minutes after take off, both engines lost power and shut down due to contaminated fuel. The aircraft went into an uncontrolled descent; and 47 seconds later Flight 746 crashed into the side of a mountain and exploded. The wreckage was found over an area of 300 sq. meters near the town of Natanz. All 66 passengers and crew died in the crash.^[1]

References

↑ "Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 – Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved December 6, 2011.

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