Plane crashes in Iran

74 crashes in Iran since 1980, with 2,281 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 74
Fatal crashes: 50
Fatalities: 2,281
First recorded: January 21, 1980
Most recent: April 3, 2026

Deadliest

July 3, 1988: Airbus A300, Qeshm Island, Hormozgān, Iran (290 fatalities)
February 19, 2003: Ilyushin II-76, Kerman, Kermanshah, Iran (275 fatalities)
January 8, 2020: Boeing 737-800, Sabashahr, Tehran City District, Iran (176 fatalities)
July 15, 2009: Tupolev TU-154, Qazvin, Qazvin, Iran (168 fatalities)
February 8, 1993: Tupolev TU-154, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (131 fatalities)

Manufacturers

Aircraft

Years

2009 (6)
2006 (4)
2014 (4)
1980 (3)
1990 (3)
1995 (3)
2000 (3)
2002 (3)
2003 (3)
2005 (3)
1982 (2)
1983 (2)

All crashes

April 3, 2026: McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, Western Iran, Iran (0 fatalities)
March 4, 2026: Yakovlev Yak-130, Latyan Dam near Lavasan, Iran (2 fatalities)
January 15, 2025: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Kenarsar, Gilan, Iran (3 fatalities)
January 27, 2020: McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Khuzestan, Iran (0 fatalities)
January 8, 2020: Boeing 737-800, Sabashahr, Tehran City District, Iran (176 fatalities)
January 14, 2019: Boeing 707, Fath, Tehran City District, Iran (15 fatalities)
March 11, 2018: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Shahr-e-Kord, Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari, Iran (11 fatalities)
February 18, 2018: ATR72-200, Mt Dena, Isfahan, Iran (66 fatalities)
June 19, 2016: BAe 146, Khark, Bushehr, Iran (0 fatalities)
January 28, 2016: McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran (0 fatalities)
October 12, 2014: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran (7 fatalities)
August 10, 2014: HESA IrAn-140-100, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (40 fatalities)
May 10, 2014: Fokker 100, Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran (0 fatalities)
March 3, 2014: Dassault Falcon 20, Kish Island, Hormozgān, Iran (4 fatalities)
January 9, 2011: Boeing 727-200, Orūmīyeh, West Azerbaijan, Iran (78 fatalities)
August 26, 2010: Fokker 100, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran (0 fatalities)
January 24, 2010: Tupolev TU-154, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran (0 fatalities)
September 22, 2009: Ilyushin II-76, Varamin, Tehran City District, Iran (7 fatalities)
August 3, 2009: Boeing 707, Ahwaz, Khuzestan, Iran (0 fatalities)
July 25, 2009: Ilyushin II-62, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran (16 fatalities)
July 15, 2009: Tupolev TU-154, Qazvin, Qazvin, Iran (168 fatalities)
February 16, 2009: HESA IrAn-140-100, Isfahan-Shahin Shar-HESA, Isfahan, Iran (5 fatalities)
January 19, 2009: Fokker 100, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (0 fatalities)
January 2, 2008: Fokker 100, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (0 fatalities)
March 16, 2007: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Kish Island, Hormozgān, Iran (0 fatalities)
November 27, 2006: Antonov AN-74, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (38 fatalities)
September 1, 2006: Tupolev TU-154, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran (28 fatalities)
March 28, 2006: Antonov AN-12, Payam, Kurdistan, Iran (0 fatalities)
January 9, 2006: Dassault Falcon 20, Orūmīyeh, West Azerbaijan, Iran (11 fatalities)
December 6, 2005: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (106 fatalities)
August 12, 2005: HESA IrAn-140-100, Arak, Markazi, Iran (0 fatalities)
April 20, 2005: Boeing 707, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (3 fatalities)
June 25, 2003: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Rudshur, Qom, Iran (7 fatalities)
April 10, 2003: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Qom, Qom, Iran (0 fatalities)
February 19, 2003: Ilyushin II-76, Kerman, Kermanshah, Iran (275 fatalities)
December 23, 2002: Antonov AN-140, Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (44 fatalities)
February 24, 2002: Ilyushin II-76, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran (0 fatalities)
February 12, 2002: Tupolev TU-154, Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran (119 fatalities)
May 17, 2001: Yakovlev Yak-40, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran (30 fatalities)
July 18, 2000: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Ahwaz, Khuzestan, Iran (0 fatalities)
February 1, 2000: Airbus A300, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (3 fatalities)
February 1, 2000: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (6 fatalities)
May 16, 1999: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Naser Abad, Qazvin, Iran (0 fatalities)
June 2, 1998: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Iran, All Iran, Iran (1 fatality)
January 5, 1998: Fokker 100, Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti, Isfahan, Iran (0 fatalities)
March 13, 1997: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran (88 fatalities)
March 3, 1997: Dassault Falcon 20, Ardabil, Ardabil, Iran (4 fatalities)
June 9, 1996: Boeing 727-200, Rasht, Gilan, Iran (4 fatalities)
April 19, 1995: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Qom, Qom, Iran (0 fatalities)
April 18, 1995: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Tehran, Tehran City District, Iran (1 fatality)
January 5, 1995: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti, Isfahan, Iran (12 fatalities)
October 12, 1994: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Natanz, Isfahan, Iran (66 fatalities)
November 15, 1993: Antonov AN-124, Kerman, Kermanshah, Iran (17 fatalities)
February 8, 1993: Tupolev TU-154, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (131 fatalities)
April 26, 1992: Fokker F27 Friendship, Saveh, Markazi, Iran (39 fatalities)
May 24, 1991: Ilyushin II-76, Bakhtaran, Kermanshah, Iran (4 fatalities)
December 1, 1990: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Iran, All Iran, Iran (3 fatalities)
May 14, 1990: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Abarkuh, Yazd, Iran (0 fatalities)
April 26, 1990: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Bam, Kerman, Iran (0 fatalities)
June 18, 1989: Antonov AN-26, Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran (6 fatalities)
July 3, 1988: Airbus A300, Qeshm Island, Hormozgān, Iran (290 fatalities)
February 8, 1987: Dassault Falcon 20, Omidiyeh AFB, Khuzestan, Iran (2 fatalities)
January 9, 1987: Tupolev TU-16, Shalamcheh, Khuzestan, Iran (5 fatalities)
November 3, 1986: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran (103 fatalities)
October 15, 1986: Boeing 737-200, Shiraz, Fars, Iran (3 fatalities)
February 15, 1985: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Iran, All Iran, Iran (0 fatalities)
March 17, 1983: Britten-Norman Islander, Iran, All Iran, Iran (0 fatalities)
January 7, 1983: Boeing 727-100, Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran (0 fatalities)
November 3, 1982: Britten-Norman Islander, Iran, All Iran, Iran (1 fatality)
May 3, 1982: Gulfstream GII, Qatur, West Azerbaijan, Iran (14 fatalities)
September 29, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Kahrizak, Tehran City District, Iran (80 fatalities)
September 22, 1980: Tupolev TU-16, Ilam, Ilam, Iran (6 fatalities)
April 24, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Posht-e Bādām AFB, Yazd, Iran (5 fatalities)
January 21, 1980: Boeing 727-100, Tehran, Tehran City District, Iran (128 fatalities)