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413:(a flying creature of Iranian fable which performs wonders in mid-flight). After arrival in Iran, Russian technicians had reportedly upgraded the aircraft and installed a newer Iranian-made radar, which could trace flying objects within a 1,000 kilometres (540 nmi) range. The aircraft came into service in April 2008 and was the only AWACS-equipped Iranian aircraft.
365:, killing all seven crew members on board. Some reports state that no mayday call was made, indicating a sudden event while other reports indicate that there was an emergency call from the aircraft with the pilot reporting an engine fire and calling for an emergency landing. The accident was initially reported on the
299:
detached from the aircraft, striking and removing the tailplane while the aircraft was manoeuvring for an emergency landing following an engine fire. The crash resulted in the deaths of all seven people on board the plane and the destruction of Iran's only functional
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website but was withdrawn 5 hours later. A video of burning wreckage from the military aircraft surrounded by fire trucks was also shown on state TV. However, President
Ahmadinejad made no mention of it during his speech at the parade.
354:. The detached radar dome struck the tail fin, removing it and causing loss of control which led to the aircraft crashing. Other sources state that the Il-76MD and one of the escorts collided in mid-air over the site of the
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on 3 June 2011 uploaded by user Pooya Afaghi, showing the stricken IL-76MD with its rear fuselage missing, spiraling down out of control, and then impacting the ground. The appearance of the video was reported in the
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The aircraft involved was an
Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan 2, a Soviet-built transport aircraft, later converted to an AWACS system by the Iraqi Military Industrialization Corporation for the
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680:
472:
1572:
57:
1562:
1044:
702:
673:
1375:
1567:
1542:
1523:
1517:
1037:
666:
617:
534:
1552:
1205:
1215:
1000:
1325:
1582:
842:
335:
on 23 September. A flyby by the
Iranian Air Force was part of the parade involving the AWACS-equipped Ilyushin-76MD as well as
1255:
1105:
973:
1195:
1345:
981:
718:
563:
1285:
874:
772:
301:
285:
232:
146:
1455:
1445:
1085:
1061:
965:
1365:
815:
640:
421:
If a mid-air collision was the cause of the accident, some sources state that the second aircraft involved was a
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346:
Sources vary on the cause of the accident. Some state that a fire developed in one of the engines, and that the
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1295:
1016:
866:
351:
1505:
1425:
949:
834:
807:
1125:
592:
1495:
1305:
1155:
1145:
1008:
957:
890:
858:
366:
284:. Sources conflict on the cause of the loss, with some stating that there was a mid-air collision with an
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1115:
737:
1245:
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1485:
1335:
1185:
1415:
882:
850:
780:
710:
476:
1435:
1355:
745:
402:
277:
116:
1385:
1029:
1175:
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detached when the aircraft was attempting to make an emergency landing on runway 29L at Tehran's
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1135:
1095:
530:
288:
1547:
1265:
1225:
925:
355:
153:
1315:
898:
658:
8:
1465:
1165:
941:
933:
788:
764:
324:
103:
1275:
1235:
321:
317:
447:
398:
380:
567:
1536:
332:
72:
59:
422:
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on 22 September 2009 to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980–1988
498:
340:
292:
214:
201:
108:
An
Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan 2 similar to the one involved in the crash.
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The
Ilyushin subsequently crashed in flames 15 km northwest of
1059:
406:
296:
593:"Iran loses its only AWACS aircraft in collision with jet-fighter"
410:
374:
362:
127:
50:
347:
313:
281:
564:"Iran loses its only AWACS as Ahmadinejad threatens the world"
688:
409:, given serial number 5-8209 and renamed from "Baghdad" to
405:. It had been flown from Iraq to Iran in 1991 during the
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Accidents and incidents involving the
Ilyushin Il-76
641:"Iranian Aircraft Crash Captured On Camera (VIDEO)"
473:"Iranian Military Planes Crashes in Annual Parade"
703:Jask Imperial Airways de Havilland Hercules crash
1534:
356:tomb of former Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeni
274:2009 Iranian Air Force Il-76MD Adnan 2 accident
20:2009 Iranian Air Force Il-76MD Adnan 2 accident
16:2009 Iranian Air Force Il-76MD Adnan 2 accident
1563:Mid-air collisions involving military aircraft
1045:
674:
442:
440:
438:
524:
522:
520:
416:
1052:
1038:
681:
667:
435:
1001:Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
907:Iranian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 accident
467:
465:
463:
461:
1568:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran
1543:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2009
689:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran
528:
517:
280:crashed during a flyby near the city of
1326:Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760D
618:"Iran loses AWACS in mid-air collision"
558:
556:
554:
552:
499:"Plane crash mars Iran military parade"
276:occurred on 22 September 2009, when an
1535:
638:
620:. Arabian Aerospace. 29 September 2009
537:from the original on 26 September 2009
458:
206:A HESA Saeqeh of the Iranian Air Force
1033:
662:
1196:Bond Offshore Helicopters Flight 85N
1086:Makhachkala Ilyushin Il-76 collision
612:
610:
587:
585:
549:
491:
387:
1256:Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100
13:
1553:Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
1376:Andhra Pradesh Government Bell 430
1106:French Air Force Eurocopter AS 532
595:. World Tribune. 29 September 2009
302:airborne early warning and control
233:Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
147:Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
14:
1594:
843:Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash
632:
607:
582:
373:A video of the crash appeared on
1396:Iranian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76
1062:Aviation accidents and incidents
974:Iran Bombardier Challenger crash
966:Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704
327:who was to give a speech at the
225:
200:
139:
102:
1206:Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27
1126:Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB 110
816:Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746
329:United Nations General Assembly
1346:Hudson River mid-air collision
1296:Southwest Airlines Flight 2294
982:Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crash
719:Misrair SNCASE Languedoc crash
639:Hoffer, Steven (4 June 2011).
352:Mehrabad International Airport
312:A military parade was held in
295:, and others stating that the
1:
1583:September 2009 events in Iran
1506:Northwest Airlines Flight 253
1426:Northwest Airlines Flight 188
875:Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
835:2000 Tehran airport collision
773:Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
475:. Defensenews. Archived from
428:
1496:American Airlines Flight 331
1446:California mid-air collision
1306:Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
1156:Cougar Helicopters Flight 91
1146:Turkish Airlines Flight 1951
1009:Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
958:Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915
891:Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
859:Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137
367:Islamic Republic News Agency
7:
1116:Empire Airlines Flight 8284
738:Sterling Airways Flight 901
533:. Aviation Safety Network.
307:
10:
1599:
1486:Avient Aviation Flight 324
1336:Bangkok Airways Flight 266
1515:
1416:Sudan Airways Flight 2241
1246:Venezuelan Army Mil Mi-17
1077:
1017:Varzaqan helicopter crash
992:
950:Iran–U.S. RQ-170 incident
917:
883:Iran Air Tours Flight 945
867:Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
851:Iran Air Tours Flight 956
826:
799:
781:Kuwait Airways Flight 422
756:
729:
694:
262:
254:
246:
238:
220:
210:
199:
194:
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178:
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162:
152:
134:
122:
112:
101:
96:
88:
45:
37:
29:
24:
1436:Divi Divi Air Flight 014
1356:Airlines PNG Flight 4684
808:Tehran mid-air collision
417:Possible second aircraft
403:Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan 2
392:
278:Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan 2
117:Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan 2
1476:Pel-Air IAI Westwind II
1366:Aéro-Frêt Antonov An-12
1286:Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17
1176:FedEx Express Flight 80
566:. Debka. Archived from
337:Northrop F-5E Tiger IIs
320:and was a send-off for
1456:Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76
1406:SA Airlink Flight 8911
1136:Colgan Air Flight 3407
1096:US Airways Flight 1549
531:"Accident description"
423:Northrop F-5E Tiger II
289:Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1386:Aeroméxico Flight 576
1266:Air France Flight 447
1226:Mimika Air Flight 514
926:Taban Air Flight 6437
448:"AircrashConsult.com"
73:35.42913°N 51.54217°E
1316:Aria Air Flight 1525
899:Aria Air Flight 1525
711:KLM Bushehr incident
1524:► 2010
1518:2008 ◄
1466:RwandAir Flight 205
1166:Emirates Flight 407
942:Iran Air Flight 742
934:Iran Air Flight 277
789:Iran Air Flight 655
765:Iran Air Flight 291
746:Tehran UFO incident
505:. 22 September 2009
325:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
69: /
49:15 km northwest of
21:
1558:Mid-air collisions
1521:
1276:Yemenia Flight 626
479:on 14 January 2021
304:(AWACS) aircraft.
78:35.42913; 51.54217
19:
1578:History of Tehran
1530:
1529:
1236:CanJet Flight 918
1027:
1026:
643:. Huffington Post
388:Aircraft involved
286:Iranian Air Force
270:
269:
33:22 September 2009
1590:
1522:
1216:Aviastar BAe 146
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1071:
1069:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1031:
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1020:
1012:
1004:
985:
977:
969:
961:
953:
945:
937:
929:
910:
909:(September 2009)
902:
894:
886:
885:(September 2006)
878:
870:
862:
854:
846:
838:
819:
811:
792:
784:
776:
775:(September 1981)
768:
749:
748:(September 1976)
741:
722:
714:
706:
705:(September 1929)
683:
676:
669:
660:
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629:
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484:
469:
456:
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231:
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228:
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145:
143:
142:
106:
89:Total fatalities
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79:
74:
70:
67:
66:
65:
62:
22:
18:
1598:
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1393:
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1383:
1379:
1378:
1373:
1369:
1368:
1363:
1359:
1358:
1353:
1349:
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1343:
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1329:
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1319:
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1313:
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1303:
1299:
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1288:
1283:
1279:
1278:
1273:
1269:
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1263:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1249:
1248:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1233:
1229:
1228:
1223:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1209:
1208:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1193:
1189:
1188:
1186:Medair Bell 206
1183:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1169:
1168:
1163:
1159:
1158:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1133:
1129:
1128:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1099:
1098:
1093:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1073:
1067:
1065:
1060:
1058:
1028:
1023:
1015:
1007:
999:
988:
980:
972:
968:(February 2018)
964:
956:
952:(December 2011)
948:
940:
932:
924:
913:
905:
897:
889:
881:
877:(December 2005)
873:
869:(February 2003)
865:
861:(December 2002)
857:
853:(February 2002)
849:
841:
837:(February 2000)
833:
822:
814:
810:(February 1993)
806:
795:
787:
779:
771:
763:
752:
744:
736:
725:
721:(December 1951)
717:
709:
701:
690:
687:
657:
656:
646:
644:
637:
633:
623:
621:
616:
615:
608:
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583:
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506:
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496:
492:
482:
480:
471:
470:
459:
446:
445:
436:
431:
419:
399:Iraqi Air Force
395:
390:
381:Huffington Post
310:
226:
224:
205:
195:Second aircraft
140:
138:
107:
77:
75:
71:
68:
63:
60:
58:
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17:
12:
11:
5:
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1120:
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1111:
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1057:
1056:
1049:
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1025:
1024:
1022:
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1013:
1011:(January 2020)
1005:
1003:(January 2020)
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987:
986:
984:(January 2019)
978:
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962:
954:
946:
944:(October 2011)
938:
936:(January 2011)
930:
928:(January 2010)
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769:
767:(January 1980)
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631:
606:
581:
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529:Harro Ranter.
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490:
457:
452:September 2009
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432:
430:
427:
418:
415:
407:First Gulf War
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386:
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119:
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97:First aircraft
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570:on 2009-09-28
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40:
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32:
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1548:2009 in Iran
1395:
976:(March 2018)
906:
783:(April 1988)
740:(March 1974)
645:. Retrieved
634:
622:. Retrieved
597:. Retrieved
574:23 September
572:. Retrieved
568:the original
541:23 September
539:. Retrieved
507:. Retrieved
502:
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483:23 September
481:. Retrieved
477:the original
451:
420:
396:
379:
372:
360:
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311:
273:
271:
239:Registration
154:Registration
126:
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