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| Date: | Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-171E |
| Owner/operator: | Iranian Red Crescent Air Rescue |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oshtorankukh mountain region -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was dispatched to search and rescue a woman who went missing at an altitude of 4,000 meters in the Oshtorankukh mountain region. The helicopter, with eight people in the cabin, crashed at an altitude of 2,800 meters. There were at least two fatalities.
Sources:
https://www.isna.ir/news/1404071107148/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7
https://x.com/PresstvExtra/status/1974175868999381271
https://t.me/FreeIranTelegram/11157
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2025 18:51 | vasilf | Added |
| 03-Oct-2025 18:55 | vasilf | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Oct-2025 06:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2025 07:18 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, ] |
| 04-Oct-2025 07:22 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
| 04-Oct-2025 18:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
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