Tupolev TU-154 crash, Jan 24, 2010, Mashhad
Tupolev TU-154 accident on January 24, 2010 near Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran with no fatalities. Cause: Visibility was below minimums, the crew...
- Date: January 24, 2010
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Visibility was below minimums, the crew continued the approach in an incorrect attitude, and they did not initiate a go-around. The findings are preliminary, based on available database records.
A Taban Airlines Tu-154M on a scheduled flight from Abadan to Mashhad was diverted to Isfahan because of fog. On an ILS approach in thick fog it was flown in a nose-high attitude, and its tail struck the runway. The gear separated, the aircraft slid off the runway and caught fire. At least 46 occupants were injured and no one was killed.