Iran Air Tours Flight 956
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iran-air-tours-flight-956-217-651422
title:
Iran Air Tours Flight 956
text:
Iran Air Tours Flight 956 was a Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed 230 miles (370 km) south-west of Tehran on 12 February 2002. During a non precision approach to runway 11, the airliner impacted the Kuh-e Sefid Mountain at an altitude of 9,100 feet (2,800 m), three nautical miles left of the runway centerline. All 12 crew and 107 passengers were killed in the crash. The aircraft was carrying four government officials. It remains the 5th worst plane crash in Iranian history.
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wiki
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description:
2002 plane crash near Kermanshah, Iran
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Tours_Flight_956
date created:
2013-07-20T14:03:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T04:37:11Z
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13
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