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Crash of an Ilyushin II-76TD in Bakhtaran: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LZ-INK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cologne - Bakhtaran
MSN:
00934 94835
YOM:
1989
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
1099
Aircraft flight cycles:
353
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Cologne-Bonn Airport on a humanitarian flight to Bakhtaran, Iran, carrying various goods for Kurdish refugees on behalf of the Swiss company Mexair. On approach to Bakhtaran airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, a second attempt to land and then a third attempt were also abandoned. During the fourth approach, the captain informed ATC that he was shot of fuel and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in an open field located 11 km from the airport. Four crew members were killed while six others were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the flight time between Cologne and Bakhtaran was five hours and 10 minutes. Following a poor flight planning, the fuel quantity prior to departure from Cologne was insufficient in case of a diversion or possible go-around maneuver. At the time of the accident, the visibility was below minimums.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Zahedan: 103 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1986 at 1925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Bakhtaran - Zahedan
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
96
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
103
Circumstances:
While approaching Zahedan Airport by night, the crew descended below the minimum safe altitude of 6,500 feet when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 11 km from the airfield. All 103 occupants were killed, among them 96 soldiers who were transferred to the westfront. An altimeter misreading or a wrong altimeter setting may be a contributing factor.