Sterling Airways Flight 901
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Sterling Airlines accidents and incidents
On 15 March 1974, Sterling Airways Flight 901, a Sud Aviation Caravelle operated by Sterling Airways, experienced a landing gear failure as it was taxiing 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 around Asia, and was on the way back to Copenhagen when the accident happened. The accident came only two years after the crash of Sterling Airways Flight 296.
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Taleqani Boulevard, Tehran District 9
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 35.691558333333 ° | E 51.302213888889 ° |
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فرودگاه بین المللی مهرآباد تهران (فرودگاه مهرآباد)
Taleqani Boulevard
13876-94131 Tehran, District 9
Iran
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