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Aircraft carrying out Moscow-Tehran flight makes emergency landing in Mehrabad Airport

19 October 2011 [12:23] - TODAY.AZ
A Boing 727 passenger aircraft owned by IranAir Airline carrying out Moscow-Tehran flight made emergency landing at the Mehrabad Airport on Oct.18, Iranian MEHR news agency reported.

During the landing approach the plane's undercarriages failed to open, as a result of which it made emergency landing.

The aircraft had 94 passengers and 19 crew members on its board. No one was injured during the emergency landing.

According to the Iranian media outlets, air accidents frequently occur in Iran due to the aging aircrafts.


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