Tupolev TU-154 crash, Sep 1, 2006 (28 killed), Mashhad
Tupolev TU-154 accident on September 1, 2006 near Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran with 28 fatalities. Cause: A nose gear tyre burst on landing, followed...
- Date: September 1, 2006
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A nose gear tyre burst on landing, followed by loss of control and a runway excursion. A fire followed.
A Tupolev 154 landing at Mashhad had a nose gear tyre burst. The crew lost control, the aircraft ran off the runway and it burned. Twenty-eight passengers were killed and many more were injured.