Isfahan – Mashhad

On January 28, 2016 at 07:37 PM, Isfahan – Mashhad experienced a crash involving McDonnell Douglas MD-83, operated by Zagros Airlines, with the event recorded near Mashhad Razavi Khorasan.

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.

162 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 162 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 154, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Isfahan, the crew initiated the approach to Mashhad Airport by night and poor weather conditions with low visibility due to snow falls. After touchdown on runway 31R, the crew started the braking procedure and activated the reverse thrust systems. The aircraft skidded then veered off runway to th left, lost its both main undercarriage and came to rest 55 metres to the left of the runway, some 1,311 metres from the runway threshold. All 162 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EP-ZAB, MSN 49930/1720, year of manufacture 1990.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.2720°, 59.5510°.