'Many dead' in Iranian air crash

**dirtydog** · 15-07-2009, 05:09 PM

'Many dead' in Iranian air crash

An Iranian plane carrying at least 168 passengers and crew has crashed in the north of the country, state media says.

An Iranian official said the plane broke into pieces and all those on board were feared dead.

The plane, reportedly a Tupolev, came down near Jannatabad village in Qazvin province, about 75 miles (120km) north-west of Tehran, state television said.

The Caspian Airlines plane was flying from the Iranian capital to Yerevan in Armenia, Iranian media said.

"The 7908 Caspian flight crashed 16 minutes after its take-off from the International Imam Khomeini Airport," Iran's Aviation Organisation spokesman, Reza Jafarzadeh, was quoted by Press TV as saying.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | 'Many dead' in Iranian air crash

pompeybloke · 15-07-2009, 06:04 PM

Heavy news! been on the board for an hour, and not a flicker of interest. Relative in terms I suppose. if it had been a plane full of westerners!?

RIP Those who've perished.

**MeMock** · 15-07-2009, 06:13 PM

Depends if they were Americans or not I suppose.

**Rural Surin** · 15-07-2009, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by pompeybloke

Heavy news! been on the board for an hour, and not a flicker of interest. Relative in terms I suppose. if it had been a plane full of westerners!?

That should go without saying. RIP....

**rickda** · 16-07-2009, 12:31 AM

Sad news what ever the nationality

**Bobcock** · 16-07-2009, 12:36 AM

Normal airline incidents full of normal every day people are very sad.

**dirtydog** · 16-07-2009, 02:37 AM

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 16-07-2009, 02:55 AM

A lot of planes going down this year isn't there, or is it just me?

**tjyflhol** · 16-07-2009, 03:03 AM

Does seem a lot this year so far, I did a quick google of it though, seems about normal.

List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Must be quite a worry for a jetsetter such as yourself.

**dirtydog** · 16-07-2009, 03:29 AM

^Stuff like this doesn't worry scumpy, his next film he is going to be wearing a guitar suit so he looks just like a guitar, scumpy has no fears.....

DaffyDuck · 16-07-2009, 11:58 AM

The plane, reportedly a Tupolev,

'nuff said

**aging one** · 16-07-2009, 12:06 PM

Old Tupalov aircraft.

**Thai Pom** · 16-07-2009, 12:16 PM

Manufactured June 1987

DaffyDuck · 16-07-2009, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by Thai Pom

Manufactured June 1987

....which, in Tupolev terms, might as well be 1887.

Originally Posted by aging one

Old Tupalov aircraft.

Tupolev, even....

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