Tupolev TU-154 crash, Feb 12, 2002 (119 killed), Khorramabad
Tupolev TU-154 accident on February 12, 2002 near Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran with 119 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew...
- Date: February 12, 2002
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran
- Fatalities: 119
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew did not follow approach procedures and company SOPs, with poor visibility as a contributing factor.
An Iran Air Tours Tu-154M on a scheduled flight from Tehran to Khorramabad flew into a mountain slope northeast of Sarab-e Dowreh while descending in bad weather. It was about 3 nm off the approach path and hit a snow-covered rock wall. The aircraft disintegrated and all 119 occupants died.