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| Date: | Wednesday 25 December 2019 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mount Sabalan, Lesser Caucasus range -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tabriz Airport (TBZ/OITT) |
| Tabriz Airport (TBZ/OITT) |
The Iranian military fighter plane crashed under unknown circumstances into a mountain during a test flight after a major inspection.
The pilot died in the crash. His death was confirmed by Iranian authorities on Friday 27 December 2019.
The statement of the Iranian Army confirm that the fighter jet was piloted by Colonel Mohammad Reza Rahmani, an experienced pilot in the Air Forces service.
“Despite severe weather conditions and difficulty in navigating through the site of the crash, efforts to locate the pilot will continue by aerial and ground search and rescue teams,” adds the statement.
Sources:
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iran-fighterjet/military-jet-crashes-in-northwest-iran-killing-two-pilots-agency-idUKKBN1YT0C8?rpc=401&
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2019/12/25/iran-warplane-crashes-near-dormant-volcano
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/12/25/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran-fighter-jet-crash.html
https://en.irna.ir/news/83608163/Mikoyan-MiG-29-crashed-in-Ardebil-on-training-flight
https://theiranproject.com/blog/2019/12/25/army-confirms-mig-29-crash-in-northwestern-iran/
https://m.aawsat.com/english/home/article/2053011/iranian-mig-29-fighter-jet-crashes?amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/153763/Army-confirms-pilot-s-martyrdom-in-jet-crash-in-NW-Iran
Media:
🇮🇷The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army confirmed the martyrdom of Colonel Mohammad Reza Rahmani, an experienced pilot of a #Mig-29 fighter jet that crashed in the vicinity of Sabalan Mountain....https://t.co/xRdWZYdg9c pic.twitter.com/q6Pd93gdck
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) December 27, 2019
Another visual showing Sabalan mountain and smokes pic.twitter.com/ZliEmkp5mm
— Iranian Observatory 🦀 (@IranConflictOBS) December 25, 2019
⚠️🇮🇷 Rescue crews and choppers are heading to the Sabalan mountain where the jet fighter crashed
— Iranian Observatory 🦀 (@IranConflictOBS) December 25, 2019
According to the local media the pilot has ejected and is alive but he's not been found yet pic.twitter.com/oKIDdHR2K5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2019 10:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Dec-2019 10:26 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 10:26 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 10:53 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 11:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 11:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 11:47 | sinfu2a | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 15:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 16:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2019 07:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 27-Dec-2019 13:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2019 21:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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