27:
447:
Soon after news of the accident had reached
Copenhagen, the Danish Accident Investigation Board dispatched a team to Tehran, along with technicians from the Danish police and experts in identifying bodies. The AIB team was to assist the Iranian investigation team. Before the investigation began it
452:
or loss of hydraulics caused the accident. On the 30 March 1974 the AIB team released a statement stating that the probable cause of the accident was failure of the right main landing gear. As the landing gear was torn off, the fuel tank inside the wing ruptured, causing fuel to spill which then
225:
for take-off. The right main landing gear collapsed, which caused the right wing to contact the runway, rupturing a fuel tank and igniting the spilt fuel. The fire killed 15 passengers and injured 37 passengers and crew. The aircraft had been chartered by tour company Tjæreborg to take tourists
439:. The tour, on its 14th day, was making a quick refuelling stop at Tehran, before flying back to Copenhagen. As the aircraft was taxiing to the runway, the right main landing gear suddenly collapsed, causing a fuel tank in the right wing to rupture and spill fuel which then ignited.
258:
The aircraft was carrying 96 people of which 92 were passengers, two were pilots and two were cabin crew. The captain was 38-year-old Leif Knud Jørgensen, who had been with
Sterling Airways since 1967, a captain since 1970 and had 9,600 flying hours. The co-pilot was Raimo Uski from
1331:
1000:
629:
1124:
993:
651:
622:
1356:
1341:
1336:
1312:
1306:
986:
615:
263:, who had 6,000 flying hours. The cabin crew consisted of 24-year-old Anne Bräuner and 22-year-old Bente Steffensen, both from Denmark. According to Danish newspaper
855:
949:
75:
791:
1274:
922:
1174:
26:
419:
The Sud
Aviation Caravelle had been chartered by travel agency Tjæreborg to take tourists on a tour around Asia. The tour had started in
1154:
930:
667:
1346:
1164:
1104:
823:
721:
239:
115:
1054:
226:
around Asia, and was on the way back to
Copenhagen when the accident happened. The accident came only two years after the crash of
1034:
1010:
914:
764:
243:
453:
ignited. The accident report attributed the undercarriage collapse to a structural failure of the lower 'candelabra' fitting.
1194:
965:
815:
145:
68:
898:
1244:
783:
756:
1214:
957:
906:
839:
807:
156:
1094:
1064:
227:
250:
as OY-STK. The aircraft made its first flight in 4 April 1970 and was delivered to
Sterling Airways on 6 May 1970.
1234:
831:
799:
729:
659:
522:
694:
1224:
210:
1351:
1204:
874:
596:
Hertz, Peter (30 March 1974). "Caravelle-type under mistanke" [Caravelle type under suspicion].
247:
132:
1284:
1254:
1134:
1044:
847:
470:
890:
882:
737:
713:
566:"Sådan endte ferierejsen i en tragedie" [This is how the holiday trip ended in a tragedy].
978:
496:
1294:
1144:
1074:
214:
125:
607:
1264:
1325:
449:
218:
1184:
1084:
420:
90:
77:
436:
432:
265:
423:
on 2 March 1974 and had taken the tourists to several cities, among them
428:
260:
222:
526:
424:
269:, the nationalities of the passengers and crew were the following:
31:
A Sterling
Airways Caravelle 10B3 similar to the accident aircraft
982:
611:
1332:
Accidents and incidents involving the Sud
Aviation Caravelle
473:[The fire in Tehran] (in Swedish). Flykatastrofer
941:
866:
775:
748:
705:
678:
643:
195:
187:
179:
171:
163:
152:
141:
131:
121:
111:
106:
64:
56:
41:
36:
1125:Francistown Wenela Air Services Douglas DC-4 crash
60:Crashed on take-off following landing gear failure
652:Jask Imperial Airways de Havilland Hercules crash
548:"Erfaren besætning" [Experienced crew].
994:
623:
8:
238:The aircraft involved in the accident was a
19:
1001:
987:
979:
630:
616:
608:
523:"Sterling Airways OY-STK – 15. March 1974"
25:
18:
1357:Sterling Airlines accidents and incidents
950:Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
856:Iranian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 accident
561:
559:
16:1974 plane crash and fire in Tehran, Iran
1342:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran
1337:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1974
638:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran
271:
462:
1275:Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231
581:"De omkomne" [The deceased].
490:
488:
7:
1105:Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802
240:Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3
116:Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3
14:
792:Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash
525:. SudAviation.com. Archived from
1035:Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317
1011:Aviation accidents and incidents
923:Iran Bombardier Challenger crash
915:Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704
1175:British Airways bombing attempt
765:Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746
931:Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crash
668:Misrair SNCASE Languedoc crash
146:Mehrabad International Airport
69:Mehrabad International Airport
1:
1165:EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash
824:Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
784:2000 Tehran airport collision
722:Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
1215:Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
958:Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
907:Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915
840:Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
808:Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137
244:manufacturer's serial number
1115:Sterling Airways Flight 901
1095:Turkish Airlines Flight 981
1065:Turkish Airlines Flight 301
687:Sterling Airways Flight 901
585:(in Danish). 17 March 1974.
570:(in Danish). 16 March 1974.
552:(in Danish). 16 March 1974.
228:Sterling Airways Flight 296
207:Sterling Airways Flight 901
20:Sterling Airways Flight 901
1373:
448:was suspected that either
1347:March 1974 events in Asia
1304:
1235:Panarctic Oils Flight 416
1195:Norfolk mid-air collision
1085:Delta Airlines Flight 523
1026:
966:Varzaqan helicopter crash
899:Iran–U.S. RQ-170 incident
832:Iran Air Tours Flight 945
816:Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
800:Iran Air Tours Flight 956
730:Kuwait Airways Flight 422
503:. Aviation Safety Network
157:København-Kastrup Airport
91:35.6915583°N 51.3022139°E
24:
1245:Surgut mid-air collision
757:Tehran mid-air collision
45:15 March 1974
1225:Air Vietnam Flight 706
497:"Accident description"
211:Sud Aviation Caravelle
96:35.6915583; 51.3022139
875:Taban Air Flight 6437
1285:Martinair Flight 138
1255:Lufthansa Flight 540
1155:Aeroflot Il-18 crash
1135:Court Line Flight 95
1045:Aeroflot Flight H-75
848:Aria Air Flight 1525
660:KLM Bushehr incident
1313:► 1975
1307:1973 ◄
891:Iran Air Flight 742
883:Iran Air Flight 277
738:Iran Air Flight 655
714:Iran Air Flight 291
695:Tehran UFO incident
501:aviation-safety.net
471:"Branden i Teheran"
254:Passengers and crew
159:(CPH/EKCH), Denmark
87: /
71:(THR) Tehran, Iran
21:
1310:
221:failure as it was
205:On 15 March 1974,
148:(THR) Tehran, Iran
112:Aircraft type
1319:
1318:
1295:Avensa Flight 358
1145:Pan Am Flight 812
1075:Pan Am Flight 806
976:
975:
529:on 11 August 2015
412:
411:
203:
202:
1364:
1311:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1003:
996:
989:
980:
969:
961:
953:
934:
926:
918:
910:
902:
894:
886:
878:
859:
858:(September 2009)
851:
843:
835:
834:(September 2006)
827:
819:
811:
803:
795:
787:
768:
760:
741:
733:
725:
724:(September 1981)
717:
698:
697:(September 1976)
690:
671:
663:
655:
654:(September 1929)
632:
625:
618:
609:
602:
601:
593:
587:
586:
578:
572:
571:
563:
554:
553:
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
519:
513:
512:
510:
508:
492:
483:
482:
480:
478:
467:
272:
217:, experienced a
215:Sterling Airways
126:Sterling Airways
102:
101:
99:
98:
97:
92:
88:
85:
84:
83:
80:
52:
50:
29:
22:
1372:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1362:
1361:
1322:
1321:
1320:
1315:
1309:
1300:
1299:
1298:
1297:
1292:
1288:
1287:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1232:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1212:
1208:
1207:
1202:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1182:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1148:
1147:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1092:
1088:
1087:
1082:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1068:
1067:
1062:
1058:
1057:
1052:
1048:
1047:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1032:
1022:
1016:
1014:
1009:
1007:
977:
972:
964:
956:
948:
937:
929:
921:
917:(February 2018)
913:
905:
901:(December 2011)
897:
889:
881:
873:
862:
854:
846:
838:
830:
826:(December 2005)
822:
818:(February 2003)
814:
810:(December 2002)
806:
802:(February 2002)
798:
790:
786:(February 2000)
782:
771:
763:
759:(February 1993)
755:
744:
736:
728:
720:
712:
701:
693:
685:
674:
670:(December 1951)
666:
658:
650:
639:
636:
606:
605:
595:
594:
590:
580:
579:
575:
565:
564:
557:
547:
546:
542:
532:
530:
521:
520:
516:
506:
504:
495:Ranter, Harro.
494:
493:
486:
476:
474:
469:
468:
464:
459:
445:
417:
256:
236:
95:
93:
89:
86:
81:
78:
76:
74:
73:
72:
48:
46:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1370:
1368:
1360:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1324:
1323:
1317:
1316:
1305:
1302:
1301:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1265:TWA Flight 514
1263:
1260:
1259:
1253:
1250:
1249:
1243:
1240:
1239:
1233:
1230:
1229:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1213:
1210:
1209:
1205:TWA Flight 841
1203:
1200:
1199:
1193:
1190:
1189:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1028:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1008:
1006:
1005:
998:
991:
983:
974:
973:
971:
970:
962:
960:(January 2020)
954:
952:(January 2020)
945:
943:
939:
938:
936:
935:
933:(January 2019)
927:
919:
911:
903:
895:
893:(October 2011)
887:
885:(January 2011)
879:
877:(January 2010)
870:
868:
864:
863:
861:
860:
852:
844:
836:
828:
820:
812:
804:
796:
788:
779:
777:
773:
772:
770:
769:
767:(October 1994)
761:
752:
750:
746:
745:
743:
742:
734:
726:
718:
716:(January 1980)
709:
707:
703:
702:
700:
699:
691:
682:
680:
676:
675:
673:
672:
664:
656:
647:
645:
641:
640:
637:
635:
634:
627:
620:
612:
604:
603:
588:
573:
555:
540:
514:
484:
461:
460:
458:
455:
444:
441:
416:
413:
410:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
391:
390:
387:
384:
381:
378:
374:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
357:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
340:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
323:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
306:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
289:
288:
285:
282:
279:
276:
255:
252:
235:
232:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
154:
150:
149:
143:
139:
138:
135:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
104:
103:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
43:
39:
38:
34:
33:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1369:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1314:
1308:
1303:
1296:
1286:
1276:
1266:
1256:
1246:
1236:
1226:
1216:
1206:
1196:
1186:
1176:
1166:
1156:
1146:
1136:
1126:
1116:
1106:
1096:
1086:
1076:
1066:
1056:
1046:
1036:
1025:
1012:
1004:
999:
997:
992:
990:
985:
984:
981:
967:
963:
959:
955:
951:
947:
946:
944:
940:
932:
928:
924:
920:
916:
912:
909:(August 2014)
908:
904:
900:
896:
892:
888:
884:
880:
876:
872:
871:
869:
865:
857:
853:
849:
845:
841:
837:
833:
829:
825:
821:
817:
813:
809:
805:
801:
797:
793:
789:
785:
781:
780:
778:
774:
766:
762:
758:
754:
753:
751:
747:
739:
735:
731:
727:
723:
719:
715:
711:
710:
708:
704:
696:
692:
688:
684:
683:
681:
677:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
649:
648:
646:
642:
633:
628:
626:
621:
619:
614:
613:
610:
599:
592:
589:
584:
577:
574:
569:
562:
560:
556:
551:
544:
541:
528:
524:
518:
515:
502:
498:
491:
489:
485:
472:
466:
463:
456:
454:
451:
450:metal fatigue
443:Investigation
442:
440:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
414:
407:
404:
401:
398:
396:
393:
392:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
375:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
358:
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
341:
337:
334:
331:
328:
326:West Germany
325:
324:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
307:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
290:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
273:
270:
268:
267:
262:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
233:
231:
229:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
155:
151:
147:
144:
142:Flight origin
140:
136:
134:
130:
127:
124:
120:
117:
114:
110:
105:
100:
79:35°41′29.61″N
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
44:
40:
35:
28:
23:
1352:1974 in Iran
1114:
925:(March 2018)
732:(April 1988)
689:(March 1974)
686:
600:(in Danish).
597:
591:
582:
576:
567:
549:
543:
531:. Retrieved
527:the original
517:
505:. Retrieved
500:
475:. Retrieved
465:
446:
418:
394:
275:Nationality
264:
257:
237:
219:landing gear
213:operated by
206:
204:
133:Registration
82:51°18′7.97″E
1185:Buffalo 461
850:(July 2009)
842:(July 2009)
740:(July 1988)
662:(July 1935)
644:Before 1970
287:Fatalities
278:Passengers
153:Destination
94: /
1326:Categories
1055:Togo crash
968:(May 2024)
794:(May 2001)
477:8 December
457:References
421:Copenhagen
248:registered
180:Fatalities
164:Passengers
49:1974-03-15
598:Politiken
583:Politiken
568:Politiken
550:Politiken
437:New Delhi
433:Hong Kong
266:Politiken
196:Survivors
415:Accident
360:Finland
292:Denmark
234:Aircraft
188:Injuries
122:Operator
107:Aircraft
37:Accident
1015: (
1013:in 1974
429:Bangkok
377:France
343:Norway
309:Sweden
261:Finland
223:taxiing
57:Summary
47: (
1291:Dec 22
1251:Nov 20
1231:Oct 30
1221:Sep 15
1211:Sep 11
1171:Jul 23
1161:Jul 10
1151:Apr 27
1141:Apr 22
1131:Apr 18
1111:Mar 15
1101:Mar 13
1081:Feb 22
1071:Jan 30
1061:Jan 26
1051:Jan 24
533:26 May
507:28 May
425:Shiraz
284:Total
137:OY-STK
1281:Dec 4
1271:Dec 1
1261:Dec 1
1241:Nov 1
1201:Sep 8
1191:Aug 9
1181:Aug 9
1121:Apr 4
1091:Mar 3
1041:Jan 6
1031:Jan 6
942:2020s
867:2010s
776:2000s
749:1990s
706:1980s
679:1970s
395:Total
281:Crew
246:266,
1017:1974
535:2016
509:2016
479:2015
435:and
209:, a
172:Crew
65:Site
42:Date
408:15
405:96
399:92
318:36
312:36
301:49
295:46
1328::
558:^
499:.
487:^
431:,
427:,
402:4
389:-
386:1
383:-
380:1
372:-
369:1
366:1
363:-
355:-
352:2
349:-
346:2
338:-
335:4
332:-
329:4
321:8
315:-
304:7
298:3
242:,
230:.
199:81
191:37
183:15
167:92
1019:)
1002:e
995:t
988:v
631:e
624:t
617:v
537:.
511:.
481:.
175:4
51:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
