Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915
EP-GPA, the IrAn-140 aircraft involved, three years before the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 August 2014 |
| Summary | Mishandled engine failure on take-off, pilot error and overloading leading to crash |
| Site | Mina Glass Boulevard, near Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran 35°42′25.51″N 51°16′55.79″E / 35.7070861°N 51.2821639°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | HESA IrAn-140 |
| Operator | Sepahan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | H85915 |
| ICAO flight No. | SPN5915 |
| Call sign | SEPAHAN 5915 |
| Registration | EP-GPA |
| Flight origin | Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran |
| Destination | Tabas Airport, Tabas, Iran |
| Occupants | 48 |
| Passengers | 42 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 40 |
| Injuries | 8 |
| Survivors | 8 |
Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Iranian capital Tehran Mehrabad International Airport to Tabas, South Khorasan province, Iran. On 10 August 2014, the HESA IrAn-140 twin turboprop serving the flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Mehrabad International Airport, falling into a boulevard near the Azadi Stadium. Of the 42 passengers and six crew on board, 40 people died.
Iran's Civil Aviation Organization mainly attributed the crash to mechanical error. The aircraft suffered a malfunction on one of its engines shortly after take-off. Mismanagement of the emergency by the crew caused the aircraft to lose altitude rapidly, causing it to crash onto a boulevard. Subsequently, investigators also blamed the confusing Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) that caused the crew to over-estimate the maximum take-off weight.