The crash of the Tu-154M a / "Caspian Airlines" in Iran

• Date of the crash: November 15.07.2009, XNUMX

• Country of the crash: Iran

• Location of the crash: Qazvin province, near the n / Jannatabad

• aircraft Brand: Tu-154M

• Registration of aircraft: EPCPG

• Name of air carrier: Caspian Airlines

• Flight: RV-7908

Chronology of events:

During the climb to the required level of 9700 m, the crew sent a fire message in the first engine. The climb at 8700 m stopped. The plane made a turn for 270 degrees three minutes before the disaster; Then began to decline rapidly with an average vertical speed of about 70 m / s. After 16 minutes from take-off, Tu-154M encountered a huge speed in the field in the field near the village of Giannabad about 120 km from the airport. Khomeini. The plane was completely destroyed when struck. A crater appeared at the crash site, the depth of which was about 10 m. The commission determined that the low-pressure compressor in the No. 1 engine had disintegrated, fragments that had damaged the fuselage and fuel lines, causing a rapidly spreading fire.

Data on victims:

• Total on board were people 168: 15 153 crew members and passengers. Total killed 168 people: crew 15, 153 passengers.

Details of the crash:

• Phase of flight: cruising in level flight

• Identified causes of the crash: an investigation

Data on the plane:

• Brand aircraft Tu-154M

• Aircraft ID: EPCPG

• The country in which the registered aircraft: Iran

• Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 1987

• Serial number of the aircraft :: 87A748

Flight data:

• Flight: RV-7908

• Tour type: Regular passenger

• Aviation Company: Caspian Airlines

• The country in which the company was registered aircraft: Iran

• Flying from: Tehran

• I flew to: Yerevan (Zvartnots)

• Original Location: Tehran

• A final point: Yerevan (Zvartnots)

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