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2000 Tehran airport collision
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On 2 February 2000, an Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules departing from Mehrabad International Airport deviated from the runway and collided with an Iran Air Airbus A300 which was being towed towards a hangar with nobody onboard. All eight people on the C-130 died. Aircraft The first aircraft involved in the collision was a Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Accident The Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Iran Air Force (IRIAF) was scheduled to fly to Hamadan Airbase. The crew had received clearance to take off from runway 29R at Mehrabad International Airport. As the pilots were taking off they suddenly lost control of the aircraft, it veered off the runway and crashed into the Iran Air Airbus A300, which was being towed across the tarmac to a hangar. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire. Eight passengers aboard the Lockheed C-130 Hercules were killed.<ref name=":0" /> Aftermath After the collision EP-IBR was burned down except the aircraft's tail and left wing. The vertical stabilizer was recovered from the wreck, overhauled, repainted, and installed as a decoration in front of the entrance to the Iran Air headquarters in Tehran. See Also
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