Iran Asseman Airlines Flight 746
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On October 12, 1994 Iran Asseman Airlines Flight 746, a Fokker F-28 registration EP-PAV took off from Isfahan International Airport
on a flight to Mehrabad Airport in Iran
. Flight 746 had 59 passengers and 7 crew on board but 35 minutes after take off both engines lost power and shut down the aircraft went into a uncontrolled descent. 47 seconds later Flight 746 crashed into the side of a mountain and exploded. The wreckage was found over an area of 300 sq. meters near the town of Natanz
, Iran
. All 66 passengers and crew died in the crash. The aircraft crashed after both engines flamed out due to contaminated fuel.
Isfahan International Airport
Isfahan International Airport is an international airport located at the city of Isfahan in the Isfahan Province of Iran.Named in honor of Shahid Beheshti. The international airport is a one level building with limited services...
on a flight to Mehrabad Airport in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. Flight 746 had 59 passengers and 7 crew on board but 35 minutes after take off both engines lost power and shut down the aircraft went into a uncontrolled descent. 47 seconds later Flight 746 crashed into the side of a mountain and exploded. The wreckage was found over an area of 300 sq. meters near the town of Natanz
Natanz
Natanz is a city in and the capital of Natanz County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,060, in 3,411 families. It is located south-east of Kashan....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. All 66 passengers and crew died in the crash. The aircraft crashed after both engines flamed out due to contaminated fuel.