Date: | Wednesday 2 February 2000 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airbus A300B2-203 |
Owner/operator: | Iran Air |
Registration: | EP-IBR |
MSN: | 061 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 33700 hours |
Cycles: | 28100 flights |
Engine model: | General Electric CF6-50C2 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | OT |
Location: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) -
Iran
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Phase: | Pushback / towing |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The crew of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane operated by Iranian Air Force lost directional control during takeoff from runway 29R at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR), Iran.
The aircraft impacted a Iran Air Airbus A300B2-203 (EP-IBR) which was being towed to a hangar. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire.
Sources:
Tommy Maurer
Location
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/2000/20000202_A30B_EP-IBR_16725.jpg)
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Sharjah Airport (SHJ); December 1997
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