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Crash summary | |
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Date | 29 September 1981 |
Summary | Crashed into structure |
Site | Firing range near Kahrizak, Iran |
Fatalities | 80 |
Aircraft type | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
Registration | 505 |
Flight origin | Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province |
Destination | Tehran |
On 29 September 1981, an Iranian Air Force C-130 military cargo aircraft crashed into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran. The plane was flying from Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province to Tehran, while returning from an inspection tour of Iranian military gains in the Iran–Iraq War.
The crashed killed 80 people, including former Defence Minister Javad Fakoori, then-Defence Minister Mousa Namjoo, Iranian General Valiollah Fallahi, and then-commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohammad Jahanara. It was one of two crashes in Iran's history post-Iranian Revolution, the other being the 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash.
Background[]
In order to break the Siege of Abadan, the Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh was performed from 27 to 29 September 1981.[1] To transfer the report of the Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh to Tehran, it was decided[when?] that several Iranian military leaders were to return to Tehran by a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft.[2]
Crash[]
At 19:00 local time (15:30 UTC) in 29 September 1981, the C-130 cargo aircraft crashed into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran.[3][4] The plane was flying from Ahvaz in southwestern Khuzestan Province to Tehran,[5] while returning from an inspection tour of Iranian military gains in the Iran–Iraq War.[6]
Casualties[]

Former Defence Minister and Air Force commander Javad Fakoori
The crashed killed all 80 people on board,[4] including former Defence Minister Javad Fakoori, then-Defence Minister Mousa Namjoo, Iranian General Valiollah Fallahi, and then-commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohammad Jahanara.[5] The four had played vital roles in the Iran–Iraq War, and the plane was carrying casualties of the war.
Initially, there was no official explanation for what caused the crash. The crash caused Iran to lose several military leaders, who were trying to break the Siege of Abadan. An undetermined number of Iranians who were wounded from the war were also in the plane.[3]
Causes[]
There was no official explanation given for reasons of the crash, and just one source called it the result of a "technical fault".[5]
Significance[]
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was one of two crashes in Iran's history post-Iranian Revolution, the other being the 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash.[2]
See also[]
- Aviation accidents and incidents
- Iran–Iraq relations
- Transport in Iran
References[]
- ↑ Hanizadeh, Hassan. "Khorramshahr: From occupation to liberation". https://en.mehrnews.com/news/33924/Khorramshahr-From-occupation-to-liberation. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ناگفتههایی از سقوط هواپیمای C130 حامل فرماندهان ارتش و سپاه". https://www.farsnews.com/news/13940623000502/%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C-C30-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kifner, John (October 1, 1981). "4 MILITARY CHIEFS IN IRAN ARE KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH". https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/01/world/4-military-chiefs-in-iran-are-killed-in-a-plane-crash.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "C-130 Accidents & Mishaps for the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force". http://www.c-130.net/aircraft-database/C-130/mishaps-and-accidents/airforce/IRIAF/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rizvi, Sajid (September 30, 1981). "Four top Iranian generals killed in plane crash". https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/30/Four-top-Iranian-generals-killed-in-plane-crash/3296370670400/.
- ↑ Smith, Winston. "Iran’s mysterious military plane crashes that amount to "mass purges"". https://theaviationist.com/2014/01/07/iriaf-mysterious-crashes/. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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