Iran Air Flight 291

Iran Air Flight 291 was a flight that crash landed on January 21, 1980. The flight, carried on a , was making a flight from to in Iran. At 19:11 local time, the plane crashed into the , north of , during its approach to Tehran-Mehrabad runway 29 in foggy and snowy weather conditions. All 8 crew members and 120 passengers died in the incident, and the plane was destroyed. At the time, Iran Air Flight 291 was the deadliest aircraft disaster in Iranian history.
Investigators concluded that the probable cause of the crash was believed to be an inoperable and ground . The head of Iran's Civil Aviation Authority and five other officials were charged with manslaughter as a result of the crash of Flight 291.