Incident report
Bell 212 crash near Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan, Iran
fatal2024-05-199 fatalities
Summary
Bell 212 helicopter crashed near Varzaqan, Iran in foggy mountainous terrain. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and 7 others killed.
Incident details
Date
2024-05-19
Location
Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Aircraft
Operator type
government
Fatalities
9
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Source
Wikipedia ↗38.5131, 46.6503
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Severityfatal
Fatalities9
Injuries0
SourceWikipedia
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