11 killed as private Turkish jet crashes in southwestern Iran headed from UAE to Istanbul

DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES- MARCH 11, 2018- A private Turkish plane traveling from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul has crashed, in southwestern Iran, killing 11 on board, Iranian state television and the Tasnim news agency reported Sunday, citing aviation officials and the Red Crescent.

News website asriran.com is quoting the country’s Civil Aviation Organization spokesman, Reza Jafarizadeh, as saying it was a private jet that crashed some 370 kilometers (230 miles) south of the capital Tehran.

“We can confirm that a Turkish private jet … while passing through our airspace disappeared from the radar and crashed near Shahr-e Kord,” Jafarzadeh told state television.

An emergency services spokesman was quoted by state TV as saying the plane crashed in a mountainous area and caught fire.

The plane was reportedly owned by Başaran Holding.

Earlier in February, an Iranian ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance regional flying, crashed in southern Iran, killing all 65 people on board.

DUBAI (Reuters) -MARCH 11, 2018-  A private Turkish plane traveling from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul has crashed in south-western Iran, Iranian state television and the Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, citing aviation officials.

An emergency services spokesman was quoted by state TV as saying the plane crashed in a mountainous area and caught fire.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state-run news agency, quoting Red Crescent, says at least 11 people on board small private plane that crashed.