Orumiyeh - Tehran

On January 5, 1998 at 08:42 PM, Orumiyeh - Tehran experienced a crash involving Fokker 100, operated by Iran Air, with the event recorded near Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Isfahan.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

113 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 113 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 104, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While descending to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, the crew was informed about the poor weather conditions at destination with snow falls, low visibility and a 20 knots tailwind. The crew decided to divert to Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport. On approach, the crew encountered limited visibility due to foggy conditions. The aircraft struck the ground, lost its undercarriage and slid for almost one km before coming to rest in a desert area located 8 km short of runway 26. All 113 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EP-IDC, MSN 11267, year of manufacture 1990.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.0545°, 51.0806°.