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Crash of a Boeing 737-270C in Arar: 63 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 25, 1986 at 1230 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YI-AGJ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baghdad - Amman
MSN:
21183
YOM:
1976
Flight number:
IA163
Crew on board:
15
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
91
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
63
Circumstances:
About 50 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 26,000 in the Saudi Arabian airspace, four hijackers went into the cockpit and forced the crew to divert to Tehran. In a certain confusion, a first grenade exploded in the cabin and the crew elected to divert to Arar for an emergency landing when a second grenade exploded in the cockpit. On final approach, out of control, the airplane crashed 800 meters short of runway, bursting into flames. 43 occupants were injured while 63 others were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Crashed on final after being hijacked.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24TV in An-Nasiriya
Date & Time:
Aug 28, 1982
Operator:
Registration:
YI-ALN
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
102 2 8 10
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, control was lost after an undercarriage collapsed. There were no casualties.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24V in Iraq
Date & Time:
Apr 22, 1982
Operator:
Registration:
YI-AEO
MSN:
87304602
YOM:
1978
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to an airport somewhere in Iraq, one of the wing dropped and struck the ground. The aircraft crash landed short of runway. The occupant's fate remains unknown.
Crash of an Ilyushin II-76T near Baghdad: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 23, 1980
Operator:
Registration:
YI-AIO
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris - Baghdad
MSN:
00734 10315
YOM:
1987
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful cargo flight from Paris-Orly Airport, the crew started the descent to Baghdad Airport when the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter. Out of control, the airplane crashed in a huge explosion, killing all 4 occupants.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Iranian Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter.
Crash of a Vickers 735 Viscount in Mosul
Date & Time:
Apr 17, 1973
Operator:
Registration:
YI-ACL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baghdad - Mosul
MSN:
68
YOM:
1955
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
24498
Aircraft flight cycles:
14649
Circumstances:
While descending to Mosul, the crew encountered technical problems with the fuel supply system and declared an emergency. In a certain confusion, the pilots did not follow the approach checklist and failed to lower the undercarriage. The airplane landed on its belly and slid for dozen meters before coming to rest. While all 33 occupants were evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Improper operation of the fuel system followed by failure to extend the undercarriage.
Crash of a Vickers 773 Viscount in Cairo
Date & Time:
Mar 19, 1965
Operator:
Registration:
YI-ACU
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baghdad – Cairo
MSN:
331
YOM:
1957
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Baghdad, the crew started the approach to Cairo-Intl Airport when he encountered difficulties to lower the gear which failed to be locked. Several attempts were made to obtain the three green lights on the panel. Following a normal touchdown, the captain completed the braking procedure and while approaching the end of the runway, started a turn to the right to vacate via the taxiway when the nose-wheel steering failed as well as the braking systems. Out of control, the airplane veered off runway, struck several approach lights and came to rest. All occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of hydraulic fluid from the main reservoir due to a burst pipe causing the nose-wheel steering system and the braking systems to fail.
Crash of a Vickers 644 Viking 1B in Baghdad
Date & Time:
Oct 10, 1955
Operator:
Registration:
YI-ABQ
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
231
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
As an unexpected situation occurred during the takeoff run, the pilot-in-command decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and started an emergency braking maneuver. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the twin engine aircraft overran and came to rest in flames into a ravine. All 19 occupants were quickly evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 near Al-Mansuriya
Date & Time:
Feb 4, 1955
Operator:
Registration:
YI-ABJ
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
04072
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine caught fire in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The twin engine aircraft crash landed near Al-Mansuriya and was destroyed. All occupants evacuated safely.
Probable cause:
An engine caught fire in flight.
Crash of a Vickers 644 Viking 1B in Baghdad
Date & Time:
Jun 13, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
YI-ABR
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
232
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Belly landed for unknown reason. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
