Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, May 17, 2001 (30 killed), Sari
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on May 17, 2001 near Sari, Mazandaran, Iran with 30 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while descending below...
- Date: May 17, 2001
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Sari, Mazandaran, Iran
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while descending below minimum altitude in stormy weather.
A Yak-40 chartered to carry government officials to Gorgan was diverted to Sari airport after weather at Gorgan deteriorated. While descending in stormy weather it went below a safe altitude and struck a mountain slope about 20 km south of the airport. The aircraft broke up and all 30 people aboard were killed, including Iran's transport minister.