2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash

2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
6-9207, the helicopter involved in the crash, leaving the Giz Galasi Dam on the day of the accident
Accident
Date19 May 2024 (2024-05-19)
SummaryCrashed after loss of visual contact with escort
Sitenear Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran
38°43′8″N 46°39′17″E / 38.71889°N 46.65472°E / 38.71889; 46.65472
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBell 212
Operator Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Registration6-9207
Flight originGiz Galasi Dam, Azerbaijan–Iran border
DestinationTabriz, Iran
Occupants8
Passengers5
Crew3
Fatalities8
Survivors0

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.[1] It was en route in a convoy of three from the Giz Galasi Dam to Tabriz.[2]

  1. ^ "Who died alongside Iran's President Raisi in the helicopter crash?". Al Jazeera. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbcknow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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