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| Date: | Friday 25 March 2016 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-171 |
| Owner/operator: | Iranian Revolutionary Guard |
| Registration: | 15-1221 |
| MSN: | 59489617141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 km S of Shiraz, Fars Province -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Khonj, Fars Province |
| Shiraz, Fars Province |
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Mi-171 helicopter, operating on an EMS mission, crashed, killing all 9 occupants (five crew, 2 medical personnel, a patient and a companion).
The aircraft crashed in a residential area after clipping some electric lines, according to some media.
Sources:
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/03/25/457563/Iran-Shiraz-helicopter-crash-ambulance
http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82012358
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-helicopter-crash-idUSKCN0WR1GE
http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82012358
http://www.newsfultoncounty.com/world/news/2530390-medical-helicopter-crash-kills-10-in-southern-iran
https://www.mehrnews.com/photo/3585277/%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%ad%d9%87-%d8%b3%d9%82%d9%88%d8%b7-%db%8c%da%a9-%d9%81%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%86%d8%af-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%da%af%d8%b1%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%88%d8%b1%da%98%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b3
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/03/25/97001-20160325FILWWW00322-iran-9-morts-dans-le-crash-d-un-helicoptere.php
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http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran---Revolutionary/Mil-Mi-171/2665028/L?sid=b0bde5c13c2529f5c7b03593ddeab3ef
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2016 18:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Mar-2016 19:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2016 21:53 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 26-Mar-2016 07:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 26-Mar-2016 07:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Mar-2016 07:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2016 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Mar-2016 11:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2016 12:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2016 16:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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