Airbus A300-600R incident near Stockholm, SE, January 16, 2010
On January 16, 2010 at about 11:45 am local time, a Airbus A300-600R, registered EPIBB, suffered minor damage in an incident near Stockholm (Stockhom-Arlanda Airport). It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 16, 2010 · about 11:45 am local time
- Place
- Stockholm, Sweden · Stockhom-Arlanda Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A300-600R · all A300-600Rs on the register
- Registration
- EPIBB · no longer on the register · serial 727
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On January 16, 2010, an Iran Air Airbus A300-600, registration number EP-IBB, experienced a failure and flames coming from the aft end of the No. 1 (left) engine, a General Electric CF6-80C2A5F engine, during the initial takeoff roll. The takeoff was aborted and the airplane veered left off the runway and came to rest in a snow covered grass area. Damage was reported to the No. 1 engine, nose wheel landing gear, left main landing gear, and landing lights. Small parts from the engine were recovered from the runway. There were no reported injuries to the 23 crew members or 149 passengers on board. The flight was scheduled from Stockhom-Arlanda Airport (ARN), Sweden to Mehrabad International Airport (THR) Tehran. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Sweden. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Board of Accident Investigation P.O. Box 12538 S-102 29 Stockholm Sweden Tel.: (46) 8 441 3823 or (46) 8 508 862 00 E-mail stfgd@havkom.se or info@havkom.se Fax: (46) 8 441 3821 or (46) 8 508 862 90 Website: http://www.havkom.se This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Sweden.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: General Electric CF680C2A5F (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Iran Air
The flight
- Departed from: ARN Teheran
- Destination: THR Teheran
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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