1993 Tehran mid-air collision
The 1993 Tehran mid-air collision occurred just outside the Iranian capital city of Tehran on Monday, February 8, 1993, killing all 133 people on board both aircraft involved—an Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154M, registered EP-ITD, and an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft.[1]
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 8, 1993 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province, Iran |
| Total fatalities | 133 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
 An Iran Air Tours Tu-154M | |
| Type | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Operator | Iran Air Tours |
| Registration | EP-ITD |
| Flight origin | Mehrabad International Airport |
| Destination | Mashhad International Airport |
| Passengers | 119 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 131 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
 An IRIAF Su-24 | |
| Type | Sukhoi Su-24 |
| Operator | Iranian Air Force |
| Registration | Unknown |
| Flight origin | Unknown |
| Destination | Mehrabad International Airport |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On that day, EP-ITD, loaded with 119 passengers and 12 crew, lifted off from runway 29R at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on a non-scheduled domestic flight to Mashhad International Airport in Mashhad. Simultaneously, the IRIAF Su-24, piloted by a crew of two, was on approach to Mehrabad's runway 29L. At about 14:16 IRST, the two aircraft collided in mid-air and crashed in the town of Shahr-e Qods, about 9.4 miles from Mehrabad. All 131 people aboard the Iran Air Tours airliner and both military pilots died.[1][2]