2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash
A Yak-40, similar to the one involved. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 May 2001 |
| Summary | Crashed into terrain in poor weather |
| Site | Alborz Mountains, Iran 36°26′24.7″N 53°12′26.4″E / 36.440194°N 53.207333°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator | Faraz Qeshm Airlines |
| Registration | EP-TQP |
| Flight origin | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
| Destination | Gorgan Airport (GBT/OING), Iran |
| Occupants | 30 |
| Passengers | 25 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 30 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 2001 Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash occurred on 17 May 2001 when a short-haul trijet Yakovlev Yak-40 being operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines crashed while en route to Gorgan Airport from Tehran-Mehrabad Airport in Iran. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain while flying in poor weather conditions about twenty kilometers south of Sari killing all thirty people on board. Passengers aboard the aircraft included Rahman Dadman, Iran's Minister of Roads and Transportation, and six members of parliament.