Aviation accidents in Iran
CrashAtlas records 109 aviation accidents in Iran, accounting for 2,441 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
109
Recorded accidents
2,441
Fatalities in this listing
1929–2020
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-07-03 | Iran Air 655 | Airbus A300B2-203 | Iran | 290 |
| 2003-02-19 | Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force - IRGCAF · 15-2280 | Ilyushin Il-76MD | Iran | 275 |
| 2020-01-08 | Ukraine International Airlines 752 | Boeing 737-8KV (WL) | Iran | 176 |
| 2009-07-15 | Caspian Airlines 7908 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Iran | 168 |
| 1993-02-08 | Iran Airtour · EP-ITD | Tupolev Tu-154M | Iran | 131 |
| 1980-01-21 | Iran Air · EP-IRD | Boeing 727-86 | Iran | 128 |
| 2002-02-12 | Iran Airtour 956 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Iran | 119 |
| 1986-11-02 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | Lockheed C-130 Hercules | Iran | 103 |
| 2005-12-06 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF · 5-8519 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Iran | 94 |
| 1997-03-13 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | Lockheed C-130 Hercules | Iran | 86 |
| 1981-09-29 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF · 5-8552 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Iran | 80 |
| 2011-01-09 | Iran Air 277 | Boeing 727-286 | Iran | 78 |
| 2018-02-18 | Iran Aseman Airlines 3704 | ATR 72-212 | Iran | 66 |
| 1994-10-12 | Iran Aseman Airlines 746 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Iran | 66 |
| 2002-12-23 | Aeromist Kharkiv · UR-14003 | Antonov An-140 | Iran | 44 |
| 2014-08-10 | Sepahan Airlines 5915 | HESA IrAn-140-100 | Iran | 40 |
| 1992-04-26 | Saha Air, lsf Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF · 5-8815 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M | Iran | 39 |
| 2006-11-27 | Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force - IRGCAF · 15-2255 | Antonov An-74T-200 | Iran | 37 |
| 2001-05-17 | Faraz Qeshm Airlines · EP-TQP | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Iran | 30 |
| 2006-09-01 | Iran Airtour · EP-MCF | Tupolev Tu-154M | Iran | 28 |
| 1952-12-25 | Iranian Airways · EP-ACJ | Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 24 |
| 1967-04-18 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-107 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Iran | 23 |
| 1951-12-22 | Misrair · SU-AHH | SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc | Iran | 22 |
| 1993-11-15 | Aviastar · RA-82071 | Antonov An-124-100 | Iran | 17 |
| 2009-07-24 | Aria Air, lsf Deta Air 1525 | Ilyushin Il-62M | Iran | 16 |
| 1974-03-15 | Sterling Airways · OY-STK | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 | Iran | 15 |
| 2019-01-14 | Saha Air, lsf Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF · EP-CPP | Boeing 707-3J9C | Iran | 15 |
| 1982-05-03 | Algerian Government · 7T-VHB | Gulfstream American G-1159 Gulfstream II | Iran | 14 |
| 1995-01-05 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 1003 | Lockheed L-1329-25 JetStar II | Iran | 12 |
| 2018-03-11 | MC Aviation · TC-TRB | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 | Iran | 11 |
| 2006-01-09 | Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force - IRGCAF · 15-2233 | Dassault Falcon 20E | Iran | 11 |
| 1974-02-28 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-122 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Iran | 10 |
| 1958-09-10 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · P-303 | Martin PBM-5A Mariner | Iran | 10 |
| 1976-12-21 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-8536 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Iran | 9 |
| 1950-09-14 | Iranian Airways · EP-AAG | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 9 |
| 1961-06-20 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Iran | 9 |
| 1978-09-19 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-8532 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Iran | 9 |
| 1950-12-01 | Iranian Airways · EP-AAJ | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 8 |
| 2000-02-02 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | Lockheed C-130 Hercules | Iran | 8 |
| 2009-09-22 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF · 5-8208 | Ilyushin Il-76MD Simorgh | Iran | 7 |
| 1949-02-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-15578 | Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 7 |
| 2003-06-25 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | Lockheed C-130 Hercules | Iran | 7 |
| 1989-06-18 | Ariana Afghan Airlines · YA-BAK | Antonov An-26 | Iran | 6 |
| 1947-07-16 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AGNR | Avro 685 York C.1 | Iran | 6 |
| 1979-01-31 | United States Air Force - USAF · 73-1211 | Beechcraft C-12A Huron (A200 Super King Air) | Iran | 5 |
| 1976-08-02 | Korean Air Lines - KAL · HL7412 | Boeing 707-373C | Iran | 5 |
| 1980-04-24 | United States Air Force - USAF · 62-1809 | Lockheed EC-130E Hercules | Iran | 5 |
| 2009-02-15 | HESA · HESA90-04 | HESA IrAn-140-100 | Iran | 5 |
| 1979-06-19 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-8520 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Iran | 5 |
| 1973-08-25 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-209 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Iran | 5 |
| 1963-03-15 | Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA · OD-ACZ | Avro 685 York C.1 | Iran | 4 |
| 1991-05-24 | Metro Cargo · LZ-INK | Ilyushin Il-76TD | Iran | 4 |
| 1996-06-09 | Iran Air · EP-IRU | Boeing 727-286 | Iran | 4 |
| 1997-03-03 | Islamic Republic of Iran Army - IRIAA · 5-3020 | Dassault Falcon 20E | Iran | 4 |
| 2014-03-03 | Iran Civil Aviation Organization, opb Iran Aseman Airlines · EP-FIC | Dassault Falcon 20E | Iran | 4 |
| 1962-10-10 | Iranian Government · EP-MRP | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Iran | 4 |
| 1977-10-23 | Uniran, lsf Geoterrex · C-FSAW | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 3 |
| 1929-09-06 | Imperial Airways · G-EBMZ | de Havilland DH.66 Hercules | Iran | 3 |
| 1963-04-23 | United States Army · 55-3291 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Iran | 3 |
| 2005-04-20 | Saha Air · EP-SHE | Boeing 707-3J9C | Iran | 3 |
| 1962-01-27 | United States Army · 55-3317 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Iran | 3 |
| 1990-12-01 | National Iranian Oil Company - NIOC · EP-IOD ? | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Iran | 3 |
| 1986-10-15 | Iran Air · EP-IRG | Boeing 737-286 | Iran | 3 |
| 1974-11-21 | Air Taxi Co. · EP-AGX | Dassault Falcon 20E | Iran | 2 |
| 1982-11-03 | Pars Air · EP-PBE | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Iran | 1 |
| 2000-07-18 | Iran Aseman Airlines · EP-PAU | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Iran | 0 |
| 1955-09-14 | Persian Air Services · EP-ADA | Avro 685 York C.1 | Iran | 0 |
| 2010-01-24 | Taban Air, lsf Kolavia 6437 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Iran | 0 |
| 2000-02-02 | Iran Air · EP-IBR | Airbus A300B2-203 | Iran | 0 |
| 1974-09-30 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-211 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M | Iran | 0 |
| 1949-01-06 | Iranian Airways · EP-ACI | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1986-02-20 | National Iranian Oil Company - NIOC · EP-IOK ? | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Iran | 0 |
| 1970-04-13 | Air Taxi Co. · EP-AGZ | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1947-03-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48303 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 2007-03-16 | Kish Air, lsf Bulgarian Air Charter · LZ-LDD | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) | Iran | 0 |
| 1962-02-20 | Iran Air · EP-AEI | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1991-02-15 | Islamic Republic of Iran Army - IRIAA · 5-9001 | Dassault Falcon 20F | Iran | 0 |
| 1995-04-19 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WNY | Antonov An-2R | Iran | 0 |
| 2020-01-27 | Caspian Airlines · EP-CPZ | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | Iran | 0 |
| 1991-01-31 | Islamic Republic of Iran Army - IRIAA · 5-9002 | Dassault Falcon 20F | Iran | 0 |
| 1990-04-26 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WPY | Antonov An-2R | Iran | 0 |
| 1986-10-15 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | Lockheed C-130 Hercules | Iran | 0 |
| 1990-05-14 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WZB | Antonov An-2R | Iran | 0 |
| 1978-02-25 | Air Service Company · EP-AMJ | Fairchild FH-227D | Iran | 0 |
| 1959-04-25 | Iranian Airways · EP-ACL | Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1986-02-23 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | Lockheed EC-130E Hercules | Iran | 0 |
| 1961-08-04 | Iranian Airways · EP-ADK | Douglas DC-4 | Iran | 0 |
| 1953-06-30 | Iranian Airways · EP-ACV | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1945-03-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-18464 | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 2014-05-27 | Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force - IRGCAF · 15-2254 | Antonov An-74T-200 | Iran | 0 |
| 1985-02-01 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-8702 | Lockheed P-3F Orion | Iran | 0 |
| 1935-07-17 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · PH-AKM | Douglas DC-2-115E | Iran | 0 |
| 1964-05-04 | Iran Air · EP-ADI | Douglas R4D-4 (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1960-05-27 | Air Liban · OD-ACD | Avro 685 York C.1 | Iran | 0 |
| 2008-01-02 | Iran Air 235 | Fokker 100 | Iran | 0 |
| 1965-02-15 | Iran Air · EP-AHC | Vickers 782D Viscount | Iran | 0 |
| 1999-05-16 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WLI | Antonov An-2R | Iran | 0 |
| 1958-10-22 | Hunting Aerosurveys · G-AMVB | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 2002-02-24 | Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force - IRGCAF · 15-2281 | Ilyushin Il-76MD | Iran | 0 |
| 1980-09-22 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF · 5-8302 | Boeing 707-3J9C | Iran | 0 |
| 2002-02-20 | Kish Air · EP-LBX | Tupolev Tu-154M | Iran | 0 |
| 1944-08-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-61034 | Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando | Iran | 0 |
| 1945-02-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-96544 | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando | Iran | 0 |
| 1969-04-07 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF · 5-112 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Iran | 0 |
| 2006-03-28 | Phoenix Avia · EK46741 | Antonov An-12BK | Iran | 0 |
| 1972-07-11 | Pars Air · EP-PAE | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Iran | 0 |
| 2003-04-10 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WPZ | Antonov An-2R | Iran | 0 |
| 1967-03-17 | Iran Air · EP-AEF | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1983-01-07 | Iran Air · EP-IRA | Boeing 727-86 | Iran | 0 |