Boeing 737: Ukrainian passenger plane with 176 people crashes after takeoff in Tehran - Iranian media

No chance of finding survivors in plane crash: Iran Red Crescent

Black box of crashed Ukrainian airliner found

Crashed Ukraine plane had 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians on board: Ukraine minister

Crashed Boeing was new, checked two days ago: Ukrainian airline

In 1988, the US navy shot down an Iranian passenger jet killing 290 innocent people, very suspicious could they have done it again?

Tehran fired missiles against two US military base in Iraq. U.S has already banned its airlines from flying across Iran and Iraq.

A Ukrainian passenger plane with at least 176 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off from the international airport south of the Iranian capital Tehran. AFP reported.

All 176 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane were killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported.

State news agency IRNA said 167 passengers and nine crew members were on board the aircraft operated by Ukraine International Airlines.

"Obviously it is impossible that passengers" on flight PS-752 are alive, the head of Red Crescent told semi-official news agency ISNA, putting the number of people on board at 170.

The Boeing 737 had left Tehran's international airport bound for Kiev, the agency said, adding that 10 ambulances were sent to the crash site.
Ali Khashani, a senior public relations official at the Imam Khomeini International Airport, said the Boeing 737 — which was bound for Kiev— went down early Wednesday in the vicinity of Parand, a city in Robat Karim County, Tehran Province.

He said the crash was likely due to technical difficulties, the Fars news agency reported.

Rescue teams have been sent to the site of the crash, said Reza Jafarzadeh, a spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, saying there were 170 passengers aboard.

Pirhossein Koulivand, head of Iran’s emergency services, also said “the plane is on fire but we have sent crews ... and we may be able to save some passengers.”

According to the Iranian media, the Boeing 737-800 jet crashed near Parand, a suburb southwest of capital Tehran shortly after take-off.

There were no immediate reports on casualties.

According to Flighradar24 flight tracker, the Ukraine International Airline Flight 752 was scheduled to take off at 5:15am Tehran time heading to Boryspil International Airport in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

The actual departure time was delayed for almost an hour at 6:12am.

A video posted by Iran's ISNA news agency showed a faint glow of light flickering shortly before a huge explosion was seen.

In 1988, the US navy shot down an Iranian passenger jet killing 290 innocent people, very suspicious could they have done it again?

Ukraine leader warns against 'speculation' after plane crash but the country confirme all killed on board plane crashed in Iran

The Red Crescent which earlier said no chance of finding survivors in plane crash says rescue teams are assisted by soldiers and firefighters in the effort to recover bodies

Black box of crashed Ukrainian airliner found

Iranian rescue workers found a black box from the crashed Ukrainian airliner on Wednesday, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported.

The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed earlier on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard shortly after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport.

Crashed Ukraine plane had 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians on board: Ukraine minister

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadim Prystaiko said after Wednesday’s crash that there were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians on board. The Ukrainian nationals included two passengers and nine crew members.

He confirmed that Iranian, Canadian, Ukrainian, Swedish, Afghan, British and German nationals were killed in the Ukrainian plane crash just outside Tehran.

According to him, 10 Swedish nationals, four Afghans, three Germans and three British nationals.

 Airline officials said most of the passengers were transiting through Kyiv to other destinations.

Crashed Boeing was new, checked two days ago: Ukrainian airline

The Ukrainian airline whose plane crashed outside Tehran on Wednesday, killing over 170 people, said the Boeing 737 was built in 2016 and checked only two days before the accident.

“The plane was manufactured in 2016, it was received by the airline directly from the (Boeing) factory. The plane underwent its last planned technical maintenance on January 6, 2020,” Ukraine International Airlines said in a statement.(This item is being updated.)

The fatal crash came hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. soldiers, but both Ukrainian and Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

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