Boeing 727 EP-IRP
9 January 2011 · Urmia, Iran · Unknown
Summary
On 9 January 2011, a Boeing 727 registered EP-IRP, operated by Iran Air, was involved in an accident near Urmia, Iran. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Urmia, Iran
- Nearest airport
- Orumiyeh Airport (OITR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- EP-IRP
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Iran Air
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tehran → Urmia
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA11WA069
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On January 9, 2011, an Iran Air Boeing B727-200, registration EP-IRP, crashed during missed approach to Orumiyeh Airport (OITR), Urmia, Iran. Of the 105 passengers and crew onboard, 78 were fataly injured and 27 received serious injuries. The airplane was enroute from Mehrabad International Airport (OIII), Tehran, Iran. The investigation is being conducted by the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2015 | Airbus A320 | Tehran, Iran | - | Unknown | - |
| 28 Jan 2016 | McDonnell Douglas MD80 | Mashad, Iran | Zagros Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Boeing 737 | Ardabil, Iran | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2018 | Bombardier CL600 2B16 | Shahr-e Kurd, Iran | - | Fatal | 11 |
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