IRAN: A Boeing 707-300 Cargo Plane Crashed Near Karaj In Iran

A Boeing 707-300 cargo plane, operated for the Iranian Air Force, has crashed near Karaj, Iran, in adverse weather conditions.

According to first reports the plane carried 16 persons with 15 fatalities accounted for. One occupant survived the crash. The plane was destroyed.

The aircraft was transporting meat from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to Payam International Airport, Iran. Instead of landing on runway 30 at Payam Airport, the aircraft landed on runway 31L at Fat'h Airport.

The aircraft went off the runway, smashed through an airport wall and came to rest in a residential area near the airport. A fire broke out.

The runways of the airports of Payam at Fat'h are almost in line. The thresholds of runways 30 and 31L are 10 km apart.

Distance from Bishkek-Manas International Airport to Payam International Airport as the crow flies is 2163 km (1352 miles).

The Fat'h runway has a length of 1300 m while the Payam runway is 3659 m long.

Payam Airport offers VOR/DME, NDB/DME and NDB approaches to runway 30.

Type: Boeing 707-3J9C

Operating for: Saha Air

Leased from: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF

Registration: EP-CPP

First flight: 1976

Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B

Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants:

Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants:

Total: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 16

Aircraft damage: Destroyed

Aircraft fate: Written off and damaged beyond repair

Location: Fat'h Airport Iran

Phase: Landing (LDG)

Nature: Cargo

Departure airport: Bishkek-Manas International Airport (FRU/UCFM), Kyrgyzstan

Destination airport: Payam International Airport (PYK/OIIP), Iran


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