Boeing 737-200 crash, Oct 15, 1986 (3 killed), Shiraz
Boeing 737-200 accident on October 15, 1986 near Shiraz, Fars, Iran with 3 fatalities. Cause: Destroyed by an air to ground missile fired during an...
- Date: October 15, 1986
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Shiraz, Fars, Iran
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Destroyed by an air to ground missile fired during an Iraqi attack on the airport.
An Iran Air Boeing 737-286 registered EP-IRG was taxiing for takeoff at Shiraz Airport when an air to surface missile fired by an Iraqi fighter attacking the airport struck it. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed, killing three passengers and injuring 30 others.