| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 09, 1976 |
| Time: | 1630 |
| Location: | Near Cuneca, Spain |
| Operator: | Military - Imperial Iranian Air Force |
| Flight #: | 228 |
| Route: | Terhan, Iran - Madrid, Spain - McGuire AFB, New Jersey |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-747-131F |
| Registration: | 5-283 |
| cn / ln: | 19677/73 |
| Aboard: | 17 (passengers:7 crew:10) |
| Fatalities: | 17 (passengers:7 crew:10) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft was struck by lightning while descending through FL100. There was an explosion in the No. 1 fuel tank which caused the left wing to fail and the plane to crash. Ignition of fuel vapor in the No.1 tank in the vicinity of the motor drive fuel valve. |
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