EP-CPG — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

July 15, 2009AccidentHull loss
The three engine aircraft departed Tehran-Imam Khomeiny Airport at 1117LT on a regular schedule flight to Yerevan, carrying 158 passengers and 10 crew members. Sixteen minutes after takeoff, while cruising over Qazvin at FL340, the aircraft suddenly changed its heading to 270° and then entered a rapid descent, losing 20,000 feet in 90 seconds.
Ту-154М · 168 fatalities
Failure of the first stage of the high compressor disk on the left engine while the aircraft was flying at FL340, due to fatigue cracks. Debris punctured the engine nacelle, and several hydraulic and fuel lines were cut while all control systems were unserviceable. Full accident record