Boeing 737 UR-PSR
8 January 2020 · Tehran, Iran · Fatal
Summary
On 8 January 2020 at about 02:40 local time, a Boeing 737 registered UR-PSR, operated by Ukraine International Airlines, was involved in an accident near Tehran, Iran. 176 people were on board and 176 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tehran, Iran
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- UR-PSR
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Ukraine International Airlines
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA20RA048
People
176 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The government of Iran has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on January 08, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Iran's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Iran.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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