| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 21, 1980 |
| Time: | 1910 |
| Location: | Elburz Mtns., near Tehran, Iran |
| Operator: | Iran Air |
| Flight #: | 291 |
| Route: | Babol Sar - Tehran |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-727-86 |
| Registration: | EP-IRD |
| cn / ln: | 19817/537 |
| Aboard: | 128 (passengers:120 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 128 (passengers:120 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed into a mountain during a landing attempt in fog and snow. Inoperative ground radar, inoperative ILS. The aircraft was named "Shiraz." |
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