Tehran - Ahwaz

On July 18, 2000 at 10:42 PM, Tehran - Ahwaz experienced a crash involving Fokker F28 Fellowship, operated by Iran Aseman Airlines, with the event recorded near Ahwaz Khuzestan.

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.

88 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 88 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 84, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Tehran, the crew initiated the approach to Ahwaz but encountered poor weather conditions with visibility near minimums. During the last segment, the aircraft landed hard on runway 30, bounced and touched down to the right of the runway. The crew decided to make a go-around and completed a circuit before landing again few minutes later. Following a 'normal' landing, all 88 occupants evacuated safely. The aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EP-PAU, MSN 11166, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.3634°, 48.7512°.