2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
6-9207, the helicopter involved in the crash, leaving the Giz Galasi Dam on the day of the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 May 2024 |
| Summary | Crashed after loss of visual contact with escort |
| Site | near Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran 38°43′8″N 46°39′17″E / 38.71889°N 46.65472°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Bell 212 |
| Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
| Registration | 6-9207 |
| Flight origin | Giz Galasi Dam, Azerbaijan–Iran border |
| Destination | Tabriz, Iran |
| Occupants | 8 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 19 May 2024, an Iranian Air Force helicopter crashed near the village of Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran, killing President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor-General of East Azerbaijan Malek Rahmati, representative of the supreme leader in East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the head of the president's security team, and three flight crew. It was en route in a convoy of three helicopters from the Giz Galasi Dam to Tabriz.