Caspian Airline flight 7908 was heading for Yerevan, the Armenian capital, when it crashed on an Iranian farmland, killing all peoples onboard [AFP]
Published On 15 Jul 200915 Jul 2009
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The impact of the crash gouged a deep crater in a dirt field where the plane ploughed into the ground at tremendous speed and exploded in the Takestan region of Iran's Qazvin province [AFP]
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The aircraft shattered into pieces and the tale of the plane was found near the crash site [AFP]
There was no warning of the impending disaster and the local radio control tower did not receive any message that the plane was in trouble [AFP]
Witnesses say the Russian-built plane was on fire when it hit the ground just 16 minutes after departing Tehran [AFP]
Rescue forces visited the site to sift through the remains only to recover pieces of clothing, shoes, and identity cards that belonged to the perished passengers [AFP]
Combing through the field of shredded metal, they hope to find flight data recorders that could determine the cause of the crash [AFP]
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Meanwhile, the friends and relatives of those killed in the crash are trying to overcome the intense grief and shock that came with the news of their unexpected loss [AFP]