Boeing 707 crash, Aug 3, 2009, Ahwaz
Boeing 707 accident on August 3, 2009 near Ahwaz, Khuzestan, Iran with no fatalities. Cause: Uncontained failure of a high-pressure compressor stage in...
- Date: August 3, 2009
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Ahwaz, Khuzestan, Iran
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Uncontained failure of a high-pressure compressor stage in the No. 2 engine during initial climb, with debris damaging the No. 1 engine and left wing.
Shortly after takeoff from Ahwaz on a scheduled flight to Tehran, a compressor stage in the No. 2 engine of this Boeing 707 failed. Debris damaged the No. 1 engine and the left wing, and the crew returned and landed safely about ten minutes later with all occupants evacuated. The airframe was judged damaged beyond repair.