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Aeromist Kharkiv Antonov AN-140 plane crash

Baghrabad, Iran
Aeromist Kharkiv Antonov AN-140 plane crash - Baghrabad, Iran

Key facts

Airline
Aeromist Kharkiv
Aircraft
Antonov AN-140
Location
Baghrabad, Iran
Date
23rd December, 2002
People on board
46
Fatalities
46

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Accident account

The aircraft departed Sokolniki Airfield in Kharkov for a passenger flight to Isfahan, with an intermediate stop at Trobson (Turkey). While approaching Isfahan, the aircraft impacted the side of a mountain and crashed. Weather at the time of the accident was poor, with heavy fog reported. All 46 people aboard were killed.

The aircraft had been just delivered to the airline, and had carried out only 27 landings while flying 71 hours in its lifetime.

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