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Iran

Occurrences in Iran.

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Occurrences4241 accidents · 1 incidents · 33 mapped
Fatal occurrences34Fatality total known for 41 of 42
Reported fatalities1,987Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1929–20266 Sept 1929 – 3 Apr 2026

By year

Iran: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19291 occurrences in 1929, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).13
19351 occurrences in 1935, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).00
19511 occurrences in 1951, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).122
19581 occurrences in 1958, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).110
19661 occurrences in 1966, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).11
19741 occurrences in 1974, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).115
19761 occurrences in 1976, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).15
19801 occurrences in 1980, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).1128
19811 occurrences in 1981, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).180
19841 occurrences in 1984, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).12
19881 occurrences in 1988, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).1290
19891 occurrences in 1989, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).16
19932 occurrences in 1993, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).2150
19941 occurrences in 1994, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).166
19961 occurrences in 1996, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).14
20011 occurrences in 2001, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).130
20022 occurrences in 2002, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).2163
20031 occurrences in 2003, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).1275
20052 occurrences in 2005, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).2109
20062 occurrences in 2006, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).239
20093 occurrences in 2009, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).3191
20101 occurrences in 2010, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).00
20112 occurrences in 2011, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).178
20142 occurrences in 2014, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).244
20151 occurrences in 2015, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).00
20161 occurrences in 2016, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).00
20171 occurrences in 2017, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).00
20182 occurrences in 2018, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).277
20191 occurrences in 2019, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).115
20202 occurrences in 2020, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).1176
20241 occurrences in 2024, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).18
20261 occurrences in 2026, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2009 (3).00

Aircraft types

Iran: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Tupolev TU-15454448
Boeing 72743210
Boeing 7073323
Boeing 73721176
Dassault Falcon 202215
Ilyushin IL-7622282
Lockheed C-13022186
ATR 721166
Airbus A30011290
Airbus A310112

Airports most often reported

Iran: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN): 1 occurrences, 2.4% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.2.4%00
Mashhad International Airport (MHD)Mashhad International Airport (MHD): 1 occurrences, 2.4% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN), 1).2.4%00

Deadliest occurrences

Iran: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Iran Air Flight 6553 Jul 1988290Strait of Hormuz, near Qeshm Island, Iran1
2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash19 Feb 200327535 km SE of Kerman Airport, Kerman, Iran1
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 7528 Jan 2020176Shahriar County, near Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran1
Caspian Airlines Flight 790815 Jul 2009168Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran1
1993 Tehran mid-air collision8 Feb 1993133Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province, Iran2
Iran Air Flight 29121 Jan 1980128Alborz Mountains, Iran1
Iran Airtour Flight 95612 Feb 2002119Mount Sefid Kuh, Kermanshah, Iran1
2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash6 Dec 2005106Near Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran1
1981 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash29 Sept 198180Firing range near Kahrizak, Iran1
Iran Air Flight 2779 Jan 201178Tarmani, Urmia County, near Urmia Airport, Urmia, Iran1

All occurrences

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  1. F-15E shootdown

    3 Apr 2026 · Near Yasuj, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad

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  2. 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash

    19 May 2024 · near Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran · 8 fatal

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  3. Caspian Airlines Flight 6936

    27 Jan 2020 · Mahshahr Airport, Iran

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  4. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752

    8 Jan 2020 · Shahriar County, near Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran · 176 fatal

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  5. 2019 Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crash

    14 Jan 2019 · Fath Air Base, Alborz province, Iran · 15 fatal

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  6. 2018 Iran Bombardier Challenger crash

    11 Mar 2018 · Zagros Mountains, near Shahr-e Kord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran · 11 fatal

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  7. Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704

    18 Feb 2018 · Dena Massif, Zagros Mountains, near Yasuj Airport, Yasuj, Iran · 66 fatal

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  8. DCA17WA080 · Boeing 737 4Q8

    27 Mar 2017 · Ardabil, Iran

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  9. DCA16WA076 · McDonnell Douglas MD80

    28 Jan 2016 · Mashad, Iran · not on the map

  10. ENG15WA034 · Airbus A320 231

    15 Feb 2015 · Tehran, Iran · not on the map

  11. Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915

    10 Aug 2014 · Mina Glass Boulevard, near Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran · 40 fatal

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  12. Iran Aseman Airlines Dassault Falcon accident

    3 Mar 2014 · Persian Gulf, 4 km east of Kish Airport, Iran · 4 fatal · not on the map

  13. Iran Air Flight 742

    18 Oct 2011 · Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran

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  14. Iran Air Flight 277

    9 Jan 2011 · Tarmani, Urmia County, near Urmia Airport, Urmia, Iran · 78 fatal

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  15. Taban Air Flight 6437

    24 Jan 2010 · Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran

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  16. 2009 Iranian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 accident

    22 Sept 2009 · 15 km northwest of Varamin, Iran · 7 fatal

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  17. Aria Air Flight 1525

    24 Jul 2009 · Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran · 16 fatal

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  18. Caspian Airlines Flight 7908

    15 Jul 2009 · Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran · 168 fatal

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  19. Iran Airtour Flight 945

    1 Sept 2006 · Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran · 28 fatal

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  20. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Dassault Falcon accident

    9 Jan 2006 · 12 km west of Urmia, Iran · 11 fatal

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  21. 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash

    6 Dec 2005 · Near Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran · 106 fatal

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  22. Saha Air Flight 171

    20 Apr 2005 · near Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, Iran · 3 fatal · not on the map

  23. 2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash

    19 Feb 2003 · 35 km SE of Kerman Airport, Kerman, Iran · 275 fatal · not on the map

  24. Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137

    23 Dec 2002 · Near Ardestan, Iran · 44 fatal

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  25. Iran Airtour Flight 956

    12 Feb 2002 · Mount Sefid Kuh, Kermanshah, Iran · 119 fatal

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  26. 2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash

    17 May 2001 · Alborz Mountains, Iran · 30 fatal

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  27. Iran Air Boeing 727 accident near Rasht

    9 Jun 1996 · 5 kilometres west of Rasht Airport, Iran · 4 fatal · not on the map

  28. Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746

    12 Oct 1994 · Natanz, Iran · 66 fatal

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  29. Aviastar Airlines Flight 051

    15 Nov 1993 · Joftan mountain, 35 km east of Kerman, Central District, Iran · 17 fatal

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  30. 1993 Tehran mid-air collision

    8 Feb 1993 · Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province, Iran · 133 fatal

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  31. 1989 Ariana Afghan Airlines An-26 forced landing

    18 Jun 1989 · Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran · 6 fatal

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  32. Iran Air Flight 655

    3 Jul 1988 · Strait of Hormuz, near Qeshm Island, Iran · 290 fatal

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  33. Kuwait Airways Flight 221

    3 Dec 1984 · Mashhad, Iran · 2 fatal

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  34. 1981 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash

    29 Sept 1981 · Firing range near Kahrizak, Iran · 80 fatal · not on the map

  35. Iran Air Flight 291

    21 Jan 1980 · Alborz Mountains, Iran · 128 fatal

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  36. Korean Air Lines Flight 642

    2 Aug 1976 · 17 km west-northwest of Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, Iran · 5 fatal · not on the map

  37. Sterling Airways Flight 901

    15 Mar 1974 · Mehrabad International Airport (THR) Tehran, Iran · 15 fatal

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  38. Bell 47G-3B · Rahgird, Iran

    23 Aug 1966 · Rahgird, Iran · 1 fatal · not on the map

  39. 1958 Abadan Martin PBM Mariner crash

    10 Sept 1958 · Abadan Airport, Iran · 10 fatal

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  40. 1951 Misrair SNCASE Languedoc crash

    22 Dec 1951 · Tehran, Iran · 22 fatal

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  41. 1935 Bushehr KLM Douglas DC-2 crash

    17 Jul 1935 · Bushehr, Iran

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  42. 1929 Jask Imperial Airways de Havilland Hercules crash

    6 Sept 1929 · Jask Airport, Jask, Iran · 3 fatal

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