Boeing 727-200 crash, Jun 9, 1996 (4 killed), Rasht
Boeing 727-200 accident on June 9, 1996 near Rasht, Gilan, Iran with 4 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: failure to follow the approach checklist and to...
- Date: June 9, 1996
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Rasht, Gilan, Iran
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error: failure to follow the approach checklist and to lower the landing gear, poor crew coordination and resource management, and the decision to take off again after the belly landing.
An Iran Air Boeing 727 on a training flight from Tehran to Rasht was landing after 14 touch-and-go circuits when the crew forgot to lower the gear and belly-landed on the runway. The crew then took off again, a fire broke out in the rear fuselage, and the aircraft crashed in a field about 5 km short of the runway while attempting to land. Four crew members were killed and three were injured.