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-3J9C, c/n 21128, registration EP-CPP. The aircraft was owned by the

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and had been leased to Saha Airlines. The aircraft was 42 years old at the time. The aircraft had first flown on 19 November 1976, and was delivered that month to the

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as 5–8312. It had been transferred to Saha Airlines on 27 February 2000, and was re-registered EP-SHK. It was substantially damaged by an uncontained engine failure on 3 August 2009, whilst on a flight from Ahvaz International Airport to

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,

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. An emergency landing was made at Ahvaz; the aircraft was subsequently repaired. It was returned to the IRIAF in December 2015 and returned to Saha Airlines in May 2016, registered EP-CPP.

Accident

The aircraft was on an international cargo flight carrying meat from

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in

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, to Payam International Airport in

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, Iran, but the flight crew actually landed at Fath Air Base. The crew probably mistook Fath Air Base's runway for the much longer Payam International Airport runway, as the two runways are just a few kilometres apart, and on an almost identical alignment. A 707 generally requires a runway length more than , but the runway at Fath Air Base is only . Poor weather conditions were also reported. The aircraft overran the runway, crashed through a wall, and came to rest after colliding with a house in the neighbourhood of Farrokhabad, Fardis County,

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carrying 155 people twice attempted to land on this runway, mistaking it for the longer Payam runway, which is nearly in line. On its first approach, the plane reached an altitude of before aborting the attempt, but eventually continued on for a safe landing at Payam after an aborted second attempt at Fath.

Investigation

An investigation was opened into the accident. The

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was recovered from the wreckage on 14 January. The

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and the control display unit were also recovered.

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Accident

Investigation

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