ATR 72 crash Iran

vg88

Looks like 66 poor souls are gone.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43103192

PukkaStukka

RTE are also carrying the story now and are reporting that all 66 on board have perished.

http://www.rte.ie/news/world/2018/0218/941574-iran-plane-crash/

Edit: thread open on AVHERALD
http://avherald.com/h?article=4b511c15&opt=0

Just awful

martinsvi

sad. Just when we had the safest year on record, such a terrible start for 2018..

PukkaStukka

Bizzarely the initial claim that all lives were lost not been confirmed yet as rescuers have not reached the accident site. Apparently the accident occurred in weather described as "severe" adding there was heavy snow in the area.

Irish Steve

Update from AVHerald

The airline confirmed the aircraft (initially reporting ATR-72-212A registration EP-ATX built in year 2000, later identifying ATR-72-212 registration EP-ATS built in 1993) has crashed in southern Iran due to "atmospheric conditions" while enroute to Yasuj. After the aircraft disappeared, helicopters were dispatched and sighted the aircraft in terrain accessible only by helicopters. Rescue forces are being dispatched on site. The airline subsequently reported no survivors were found at the crash site. The airline added, that the captain involved in the accident flight was experienced stating he had experienced the failure of the #2 engine on his aircraft and had been able to safely land the aircraft in Yasuj in 2014.

faoiarvok

Irish Steve wrote: »

Update from AVHerald

Surely inappropriate for the airline to be giving out the cause of the accident (as they believe it to be)?