Falcon down in Iran

[9GClub]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/09/iran.crash/index.html

 

[ultrarunner]

If it is in fact a falcon, looking at the tail section it's a 10 or a 20. No anhedreal rules out the big falcons. But that horz. stab looks pretty darn straight. Almost seems hawker-like. Did anyone get a communique from Dassault?

 

[User546]

If you are to believe that 11 officials were killed in the crash, I think that'd rule out it being a Falcon 10.

I don't know about the passenger loads on a Falcon 20, but my experiences with the 10 is there'd be no way to cram that many people in it.

Edited:
After digging around on the internet I came across this list of Iranian Military inventory, that indicates they own (4) Falcon 20's. (towards bottom of page)
http://www.exisle.net/mb/lofiversion/index.php/t34883.html
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It also appears that they had balled up another Falcon 20 back in March of 1997 killing all four on board.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970303-2
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[User546]

Here's some more photos of the crash:
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos-44/15-2233.jpg
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos-44/15-2233-1.jpg
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos-44/15-2233-2.jpg
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos-44/15-2233-4.jpg
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos-44/15-2233-5.jpg

 

[Flightjock30]

the US Military probably shot it down....ahhh another easy kill for the Americans!

 

[AA717driver]

Maybe some of the Iranian "officials" were on the ground... TC