The Ukrainian passenger jet which crashed shortly after takeoff in Iran was just three-and-a-half-years old and had been serviced on Monday.
Iranian officials told The Canadian Press they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the Boeing 737-800, killing all 176 people on board, including 63 Canadians, near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran.
“According to our records, the aircraft ascended as high as 2,400 metres. Given the crew's experience, error probability is minimal. We do not even consider such a chance." The aircraft in question, registration UR-PSR, was built in 2016 and delivered directly to the airline from Boeing, UIA confirmed. The last scheduled maintenance of the aircraft took place on January 6.
Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for the Iranian armed forces, was quoted by the semiofficial Fars news agency as denying the plane has been brought down by a missile. On Wednesday the airline released details of the crew that perished in the crash. It added that the aircraft’s crew was “augmented with due allowance for the complexity and duration of the flight.”
said 176 people were aboard the flight: 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three UK nationals. “With immediate effect, UIA has decided to suspend its flights to Tehran until further notice,” the company said.
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