Imperial Iranian Air Force Flight 48

[2][3][4]: 3 The aircraft's last maintenance check was performed by the Imperial Iranian Air Force on May 4, 1976, after which it flew for 16 hours.[4]: 3 At 14:15, Flight 48 contacted the Madrid Air Route Traffic Control Center and reported that the estimated landing time would be 14:40.At 14:33, the crew contacted Madrid approach and reported more bad weather ahead, subsequently requesting to deviate away from it.The aircraft dove rapidly and it crashed onto a farm at a height 3,000 feet (910 meters) above sea level at 14:35 (15:35 local time), 54 seconds after the moment of the lightning strike.[4]: 3–5 [5] The Imperial Iranian Air Force and the United States National Transportation Safety Board investigated the accident.[4]: 1 It was established that a bolt of lightning struck the fuselage near the cockpit and exited the left wing's static discharger located at the wingtip.As the flight was passing through an area of turbulence at high speed, the wing experienced major mechanical stress.
The aircraft involved in the accident in 1974, while still in service with TWA
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