ATR72-200 crash, Feb 18, 2018 (66 killed), Mt Dena
ATR72-200 accident on February 18, 2018 near Mt Dena, Isfahan, Iran with 66 fatalities. Cause: According to the final report of the Iran Civil Aviation...
- Date: February 18, 2018
- Aircraft: ATR72-200
- Location: Mt Dena, Isfahan, Iran
- Fatalities: 66
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: According to the final report of the Iran Civil Aviation Organization: the crew continued toward Yasuj despite bad weather, descended below the permitted altitude and could not recover from a stall.
An Aseman Airlines ATR 72 on a scheduled flight from Tehran to Yasuj crashed into a peak on the Dena mountains while on a circling NDB approach, killing all 66 on board. Iran's Civil Aviation Organization final report, published in 2020, found that the crew continued toward Yasuj despite deteriorating weather and descended below the minimum altitude. The aircraft then stalled and the crew did not recover before impact.