Tupolev TU-154 crash, Jul 15, 2009 (168 killed), Qazvin
Tupolev TU-154 accident on July 15, 2009 near Qazvin, Qazvin, Iran with 168 fatalities. Cause: Fatigue failure of a compressor disk in the left engine...
- Date: July 15, 2009
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Qazvin, Qazvin, Iran
- Fatalities: 168
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fatigue failure of a compressor disk in the left engine at cruise altitude, with debris severing hydraulic and fuel lines, causing fire and loss of control.
A Caspian Airlines Tu-154 on a scheduled flight from Tehran to Yerevan was cruising at FL340 when a compressor disk in the left engine failed from fatigue cracking. Debris cut hydraulic and fuel lines, sparking a large fire and leaving the flight controls largely unusable. The aircraft lost height rapidly and crashed near Qazvin, killing all 168 people on board.