Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137
Isfahan International Airport, Iran | |
| Passengers | 38 |
|---|---|
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 23 December 2002, an Antonov An-140 crashed near Ardestan, Iran, killing everyone on board. The crash, with 44 fatalities, killed a number of Russian and Ukrainian aviation specialists.
Crash
The aircraft was en route from
Investigation
The aircraft's
GPS satellite navigation system, in breach of its operational requirements and their rating for its use on approach; failure to use information from other installed navigation equipment; failure to seek an alternative approach when they realised the GPS could not be giving a realistic distance measuring equipment readout.[2][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Fathi, Nazila (24 December 2002). "Plane Crash in Iran Kills 46, Mostly Ukrainians and Russians". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ Flight Global. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Iran plane crash victims found". BBC News. 24 December 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "45 Ukrainians and Russians die in air crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 December 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Ukraine mourns Iran air crash victims". BBC News. 26 December 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
External links
- Aftermath of the plane crash from Associated Press Archive