Iran Air flight IR-467 made an emergency landing in Mashhad, Iran, on January 14th.
The plane took off for Tehran, Iran, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iran Air flight IR-724 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 14th.
The Airbus A300-600 plane took off for Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, but had to turn back due to technical issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and eighty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Iran Air flight IR-725 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on July 9th.
The Airbus A300-600 flying to Amsterdam, Netherlands, had to return due to engine shut down.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 230 passengers aboard remained safe.
Iran Air flight IR-721 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Robat Karim, Iran, on May 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 flying to Frankfurt, Germany, had to return due to an unusual odor aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Iran Air flight IR-3417 made an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on November 12th.
The plane took off for Najaf, Iraq, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Iran Air flight IR-406 made an emergency landing in Isfahan, Iran, on August 8th.
The plane heading from Bushehr to Tehran, Iran, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down its right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. All 236 people aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Iran Air flight IR-712 had to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on July 13th.
The plane en-route from Vienna, Austria, to Tehran, Iran had to be diverted after the crew reported failure of APU.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Iran Air flight IR-712 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on July 13th.
The plane heading from Stockholm, Sweden, to Tehran, Iran was diverted after one of the integrated drive electrical generators (IDG) stopped working.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
One of the tires of an Iranian passenger plane blew up while it was attempting to land at Bandar Abbas International Airport, Iran, on October 29.
The authorities confirmed the incident saying that the emergency services were called at the scene immediately and all necessary measures were taken to prevent a catastrophe.
None of the passengers or crew members aboard the Iranian National Airlines (HOMA) flight 256 was injured.
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Contact photographer Shahram Sharifi
What: Iran Air Fokker 100 en route from Dammam Saudi Arabia to Mashad Iran
Where: Mashad
When: Jan 13th 2012
Why: On landing in Mashad, the tires blew, leaving the plane disabled in the runway for an hour.
No indication if the pilots landed hard, or were landing with a tail wind.
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Contact photographer Aleksey Lisitsyn
What: Iran Air Boeing 727-200 en route from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Tehran Imam Khomeini
Where: Tehran
When: Oct 18th 2011
Who: 94 passengers and 19 crew
Why: On approach to Imam Khomeini Airport, the crew aborted the approach due to a landing gear issue. The crew diverted the flight to Mehrabad Airport (also in Tehran).
The fly by at Mehrabad indicated the nose gear issue was actual, and not an indicator problem.
The crew landed without the nose gear on the main gear, and the runway had been foamed. There were no reported injuries.
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What: Iran Air Boeing 727-200 en route from Tehran Mehrabad to Uromiyeh
Where: Uromiyeh Iran
When: Jan 9th 2011 7:45pm
Who: 94 passengers and 12 crew (alternately reported as 93 passengers and 11 crew)
Why: The weather was foggy and it was snowing. While on final approach to Urmia Airport runway 21 the crew had to perform a go-around, but five miles from the airport struck the mountainous area of Terman village.
The Deputy Minister of Roads and Transportation reported this as a crash during a forced landing outside the airport.
The impact shattered the plane. 33 were rescued by emergency responders and hospitalized. 73 bodies were recovered, including all 12 crew members. There are 77 confirmed dead (currently), 42 of whom have been identified.
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Contact photographer Florian Kondziela
What: Iran Air Airbus A300-600 en route from Frankfurt to Tehran
Where: Vienna
When: Oct 13th 2010
Who: 215 aboard
Why: The flight had diverted to Vienna for fuel, and was taking off when an indicator alerted for a fire in the right engine. (Passengers heard a loud report. )
The pilot aborted the takeoff, and passengers disembarked on to the tarmac.
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Contact photographer Majid Khodaei
What: Iran Air Airbus A300B2-200 en route from Ahvaz to Tehran
Where: Tehran
When: Sep 4 2010
Why: On approach to Tehran, the plane flew through a flock of birds which struck the plane. Damage occurred on the left engine, left wing and the nose cone.
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Contact photographer Billy Wilt
What: Iran Air Airbus A300-600 en route from Tehran to Stockholm
Where: Istanbul
When: Aug 26th 2010
Who: 236 aboard
Why: While en route, the plane developed engine trouble. The crew had to shut down an engine, and divert to Istanbul. The flight made a safe landing.
No indication is made of passenger accommodations or if another plane was flown in.
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Contact photographer Ruud Brinks
What: Iran Air Airbus A300-600 en route from Stockholm to Tehran
Where: Stockholm
When: Jan 16th 2010
Who: 173 aboard
Why: After starting the takeoff run, the left engine suffered an engine surge, causing the low speed veer to the left. Officially reported as While lining up for takeoff, the airplane went off the runway.
Pictured: An Iran Air Fokker 100 (F-28-0100) over Tehran
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What: Iran Air Fokker 100 en route from Tehran Mehrabad to Isfahan
Where: Isfahan
When: Jan 15th 2010
Who: 16 passengers
Why: On landing, the nose gear strut fractured and completely separated from the air frame. No injuries were reported.
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Contact photographer Tiyam
What: Iran Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Ahwaz to Tehran
Where: Ahwaz
When: Dec 27th 2009
Who: 40 passengers
Why: While en route, one of the plane’s engines failed. The flight returned to Ahwaz.
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Contact photographer Thomas Posch
What: Iran Air Boeing 727-200 en route from Chah-Bahar to Zahedan
Where: Iran
When: Oct 23rd 2009
Who: Not available
Why: While enroute, the cabin pressure dropped rapidly. Oxygen masks were deployed, and the plane began an emergency descent to height where a safe pressure could be maintained. The flight continued on to its destination and landed safely.
The crisis is speculated to be due to a malfunctioning or blocked valve in the air conditioning system.