Boeing 707 crashes near Tehran – report

A Boeing 707 cargo aircraft with 10 people on board has crashed in Iran amid harsh weather conditions, local media report. The ill-fated plane went down during its approach into Karaj airport, west of Tehran.
The airplane departed from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, carrying cargo and 10 people, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. The Boeing 707 reportedly failed to reach the runway and hit the airport fencing.

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any secondary explosions??

Not clear yet. Here is the video.

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It's just bibi skeet shooting.

But what bibi has to do with Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?

Business transactions.

From Iranian source:

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At least one crew member is reported to have survived the crash and is now receiving treatment in hospital.
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Initial reports suggested that the plane was due to arrive at Karaj's Payam Airport but the pilot took the plane to the Fath airfield by mistake, which is not suited for large cargo aircraft.

The pilot then lost control of the plane, ran out of the runway and hit the walls that separate the airport from neighboring residential areas.

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Both pilots managed to escape the burning aircraft, the reports added.
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Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport officials as saying that the aircraft belonged to Iran’s Payam Air, rejecting earlier reports suggesting that it belonged to Kyrgyzstan.

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An Iranian Boeing 707 cargo aircraft has crashed into residential areas after leaving the runway, killing 15 of the 16 people on board, the military has said. The plane had departed from Kyrgyzstan carrying cargo to Iran.
A total of 15 of the 16 people on board the ill-fated jet died in the crash, the Iranian military said in a statement. “A Boeing 707 cargo plane carrying meat from Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan had an emergency landing at Fath Airport today... the flight engineer has been dispatched to the hospital,” it confirmed.

The airplane departed from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, carrying cargo and 16 people, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. The plane was set to land at Karaj’s Payam Airport but the pilot mistook it for the adjacent Fath airfield, which is not suited to servicing cargo aircraft.

Consequently, the pilot lost control of the plane, ran out of runway, and hit the walls separating the airfield from neighboring residential areas.

Later in the day, Iran confirmed that the military was in charge of the plane. Local media revealed more details of the crash, saying it happened after the crew had attempted to land at the wrong airport.

Looks like a passenger plane from the Twitter pics.

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Last Edited by Lazlo on 01/14/2019 10:17 AM

Those things are like 60 years old -- I thought the only ones still flying were the variants the Air Force uses

it's amazing how some of the smaller countries keep old planes aloft. New planes are expensive, so they do everything imaginable to keep their old jets flying...there's youTube video of an Alaskan freighter, DC-6 or 7...they still get the job done.