Ilyushin II-76 crash, May 24, 1991 (4 killed), Bakhtaran
Ilyushin II-76 accident on May 24, 1991 near Bakhtaran, Kermanshah, Iran with 4 fatalities. Cause: Insufficient fuel for the trip after poor flight...
- Date: May 24, 1991
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Bakhtaran, Kermanshah, Iran
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Insufficient fuel for the trip after poor flight planning, combined with repeated approaches in visibility below minimums.
An Il-76TD on a humanitarian flight from Cologne-Bonn to Bakhtaran carried supplies for Kurdish refugees on behalf of the Swiss company Mexair. Poor weather forced several abandoned approaches. The captain then reported that fuel was nearly exhausted and made an emergency landing in an open field about 11 km from the airport. Four crew were killed and six others were seriously injured.