Iran military plane carrying 90 crashes in Tehran (At least 111 dead)

Reuters ^ | Tue Dec 6, 2005 6:03 AM ET | Reuters

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Military aircraft carrying 90 pax crashes into buildings in tehran. More as it develops.

[HAL9000]

Reuters -

IRAN MILITARY PLANE STRUCK 10-STOREY BUILDING - ISNA STUDENT NEWS AGENCY

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AFP via translation -

TEHERAN - the military transport aircraft C130 was crushed Tuesday on a building of ten floors which took fire, making difficult the helps, brought back the student's agency Isna.

[databoss]

Iran was training some pilots and suicide bombers for the coming invasion...looks like it worked, keep it up mullah...

[csvset]

It would be a shame if it were carrying Russian military advisors.

[Aeronaut]

[InvisibleChurch]

i couldn't figure it out either

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Here's a list of Iranian aircraft.
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force

Something I forgot was that they were supposed to co develop and finance the F-18 program before the Shah was deposed and they were going to buy F-16s. Those deals were canceled.

They currently keep their pre revolution US supplied aircraft flying by cannibalizing other aircraft, locally making parts, and through black market acquisitions. Safety and reliability doesn't seem to be the watchwords there, just get them in the air. We now see the results of that.

[leadhead]

Now that the hurricane season is over, Bush and Rove are playing with their aircraft crusher..../sarcasm

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

That makes them the hardest working men in politics.

[Wristpin]

They also have a couple P-3's.

[WakeUpAndVote]

I was thinking the same thing............

[Road Warrior ‘04]

AP headline:

Military Plane Carrying 94 Crashes in Iran

AP would have us believe that it was probably a U.S. military plane! Misleading headline! It was an Iranian military plane.

[Vaquero]

Iranian Military Plane Carrying 94 Crashes

6 minutes ago

TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian military transport plane with 94 people on board crashed into a 10-story building in the suburbs of the capital Tehran on Tuesday, state television reported.
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The building was reported to be on fire, and fire fighters were on the scene working to save people trapped in the building in the Azari residential district.

The C-130 aircraft hit the building while coming in to land at Tehran's Mehrabad airport, state television reported.

The plane, which belonged to the Army's air force, was carrying 84 passengers and 10 crew, the report said.

State television said the plane crashed because of a technical failure as it was trying to make an emergency landing.

The plane crashed into the Towhid residential complex.

It reportedly had taken off from Mehrabad airport and was heading to Bandar Abbas, a port city in southern
Iran.

[BillyBonebrake]

Russian aircraft maintenance advisors!

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A snip from the BBC's latest article regarding the crash.

Officials blame the high frequency of crashes on a lack of aviation spare parts due to American sanctions.

Nah, it's Allah's will.

[Vaquero]

It would be a shame if it were carrying Russian military advisers. yes and almost as much of a shame if it is Iranian military personnel..... ....now am I suppose to say...."to bad..sad" and "what a shame" ... ....cause I ain't.

[Velveeta]

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[csvset]

The BBC seems to be updating w/ info fairly quickly.

{snip} The plane was due to fly from Tehran to Bandar Abbas in the north-west of Iran. Passengers are said to have included a group of journalists sent to cover military exercises there.

[Velveeta]

bump

[nuconvert]

Bandar Abbas is on the coast near where the earthquake was centered on Qeshm Island about 10 days ago. The plane was probably transporting people to and from the quake area.