Ahwaz - Tehran

On August 3, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Ahwaz - Tehran experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Saha Airlines, with the event recorded near Ahwaz Khuzestan.

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

174 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 174 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 162, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after take off from Ahwaz Airport, while in initial climb, the engine n°2 suffered an uncontained failure. The crew informed ATC about the situation and was cleared for an immediate return. The aircraft landed safely 10 minutes later and was stopped on the main runway. All 174 occupants were rescued, among them two passengers were slightly injured. The aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair as n°1 engine and the left wing were also damaged due to debris from the n°2 engine's compressor.

Aircraft reference details include registration EP-SHK, MSN 21128/917, year of manufacture 1976.

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