Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895
The wreckage of the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 August 2008 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain during approach due to pilot error |
| Site | Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 43°4′42.2″N 74°21′47.5″E / 43.078389°N 74.363194°E |
| Aircraft | |
| EX-009, the Boeing 737 involved, photographed four days before the accident | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-219 Advanced |
| Operator | Itek Air on behalf of Iran Aseman Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | EP6895 |
| ICAO flight No. | IRC6895 |
| Call sign | ASEMAN 6895 |
| Registration | EX-009 |
| Flight origin | Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Destination | Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran |
| Occupants | 90 |
| Passengers | 85 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 65 |
| Injuries | 18 |
| Survivors | 25 |
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895, was a Boeing 737-200, registered as EX-009, operating a charter flight operated by Itek Air on behalf of Iran Aseman Airlines which crashed on 24 August 2008 (at 20:44 local time) near Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan while en route to Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran. It crashed while returning to the airport of origin after experiencing technical difficulties.