London - Tehran - Seoul

On August 2, 1976 at 12:00 AM, London - Tehran - Seoul experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Korean Air, with the event recorded near Tehran-Mehrabad Tehran City District.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After takeoff from runway 29 at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, while climbing in limited visibility, the four engine airplane drifted to the right instead of making a left turn as mentioned in the Standard Instrument Procedures for OIII Airport Runway 29. At an altitude of 6,500 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (2,020 metres high) located 17 km northwest of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all five occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HL7412, MSN 19715/642, year of manufacture 1967.