46 injured after plane crash lands in Iran
The Associated Press
Sunday, January 24, 2010; 1:00 AM
TEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew crash landed in northeastern Iran Sunday injuring at least 46 people, state television reported.The broadcast said no one was killed in the accident.
The TV said the private Taban Air plane caught fire upon landing at Mashhad airport at 07:20 local time (03:40 GMT). The injured have been taken to hospitals in Mashhad, the report added. It said plane has been seriously damaged.
Iran has about a dozen Soviet-built Tu-154 airliners.
By: steve rowell - 24th January 2010 at 21:08
Those 157 passengers and 13 crew should buy themselves a lottery ticket ..how anyone survived that crash just beggars belief
By: MSR777 - 24th January 2010 at 19:00
The Iranians are not having much aeronautical luck at present. Being Iran we’ll never know the cause I guess. 🙁
By: Tango III - 24th January 2010 at 14:34
By: Newforest - 24th January 2010 at 08:40
Plane catches fire trying to land in IranJanuary 24, 2010 — Updated 0752 GMT (1552 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Iranian plane catches fire on landing; 42 passengers hurt
Fire started in tail section of plane, according to reports
Plane had to be rerouted due to bad weather
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Tehran, Iran (CNN) — At least 42 passengers were injured Sunday when an Iranian plane caught fire while landing in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the semiofficial Fars news agency said.
The plane had 157 passengers and 13 crew members onboard when the fire started in the plane’s tail, according to reports.
No deaths were reported and the rest of the passengers were safe, medical officials said.
The plane had left the southeastern Iranian city of Abadan for Mashhad on Saturday night, but was rerouted to Esfahan due to bad weather, according to Fars. The pilot later requested an emergency landing in Mashhad because there was a patient onboard.
In addition to the tail, the fire burned the wing and several other parts, Fars said. 😀
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January 24, 2010 at 6:27 am