This information page lists the most recent fatal airline accidents in the subregion. Accidents with no fatalities are not listed. You will also find below an updated list of airlines subject to flight restrictions in certain countries.
Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
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List updated regularly. | |||
1999 10 Dec | ![]() Kuwait City | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H (63-7854) | 94 3 / 0 |
Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
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List updated regularly. | |||
2020 8 Jan | ![]() Near Shahriah | Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-8KV WL (UR-PSR ) | 176 176 / 0 |
2019 14 Jan | ![]() Karaj | Saha Air Boeing 707-3J9C (EP-CPP) | 16 15 / 0 |
2018 6 Mar | ![]() Latakia | Military - Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 (RF-92955/52) | 39 39 / 0 |
2018 18 Feb | ![]() Kohangan village | Iran Aseman Airlines ATR 72-212 (EP-ATS) | 66 66 / 0 |
2015 18 Jan | ![]() Near Abu adh Dhuhur Air Base | Syrian Air Force Antonov An-26 (?) | 37 37 / 0 |
2014 10 Aug | ![]() Tehran | Sepahan Airlines HESA Iran-140-100 (EP-GPA) | 48 39 / 0 |
2011 9 Jan | ![]() Orumiyeh | Iran Air Boeing B-727-286 (EP-IRP ) | 105 77 / 0 |
2009 24 Jul | ![]() Mashad | Aria Airlines Ilyushin Il-62M (UP-16208) | 153 16 / 0 |
2009 15 Jul | ![]() Near Qazvin | Caspian Airlines Tupolev 154M (EP-CPG) | 168 168 / 0 |
2009 15 Feb | ![]() Near Isfahan/Shahin Shahr-Hesa Air Base | HESA HESA IrAn-140-100 (HESA90-04) | 5 5 / 0 |
2008 13 Nov | ![]() Fallujah | Falcon Aviation Group Antonov An-12 (S9-SAO) | 7 7 / 0 |
2007 22 Aug | ![]() Near Kirkuk | Military - U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helilcopter (?) | 14 14 / 0 |
2007 20 Jan | ![]() Near Baghdad | Military - US Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk (?) | 12 12 / 0 |
2007 9 Jan | ![]() Near Balad Air Base | Moldovan Aeriantur-M Air Cargo Antonov 26B-100 (ER-26068) | 35 34 / 0 |
2006 27 Nov | ![]() Tehran | Military - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force Antonov 74T-200 (15-2255) | 38 38 / 0 |
2006 1 Sep | ![]() Mahad | Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154M (EP-MCF) | 148 29 / 0 |
2006 9 Jan | ![]() Near Orumiyeh | Military - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force Dassault Falcon 20 (15-2233) | 11 11 / 0 |
2006 7 Jan | ![]() Near Tal Afar | Military - US Army UH-60L Black Hawk (91-26346) | 12 12 / 0 |
2005 6 Dec | ![]() Tehran | Military - Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules (5-8512) | 94 94 / 14 |
2005 21 Apr | ![]() Near Baghdad | Military - Bulgarian Mil Mi-8 (?) | 11 11 / 0 |
2005 20 Apr | ![]() Tehran | Saha Airline Services Boeing B-707-3J9C (EP-SHE) | 169 3 / 0 |
2005 30 Jan | ![]() Near Al Taji | Military - Royal Air Force Lockheed Hercules C.1 (XV179) | 10 10 / 0 |
2005 26 Jan | ![]() Rutbah | Military - U.S. Marines CH53E Sea Stallion (164536) | 31 31 / 0 |
2004 11 Dec | ![]() Near Jeddah | Airline Transport Ilyushin II-76TD (ER-IBW) | 7 1 / 0 |
2003 15 Nov | ![]() Mosul | Military - U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk / UH-60 Black Hawk (? / ?) | 22 17 / 0 |
2003 2 Nov | ![]() Near Hasi | Military - U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook (?) | 36 15 / 0 |
2003 25 Jun | ![]() Near Rudshour | Military - Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (?) | 7 7 / 0 |
2002 23 Dec | ![]() Near Isfanan | Aeromist-Kharkiv Antonov AN-140 (UR-14003) | 44 44 / 0 |
2002 12 Feb | ![]() Near Khorramabed | Iran Air Tours Tupolev TU-154 (EP-MBS) | 117 117 / 0 |
2001 17 May | ![]() Near Sari | Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yakovlev YAK-40 (EP-TQP) | 30 30 / 0 |
2001 15 Mar | ![]() Medina | Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev 154M (RA-85619) | 174 3 / 0 |
2000 23 Aug | ![]() Off Manama | Gulf Air Airbus A320-212 (A4O-EK) | 143 143 / 0 |
2000 26 Jul | ![]() Mafraq | Military - Royal Jordanian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (348) | 13 13 / 0 |
2000 2 Feb | ![]() Tehran | Military - Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (?) | 8 8 / 0 |
1999 2 Oct | ![]() Dhahran | Aramco Associated Company Bell 214ST helicopter (N704H) | 20 12 / 0 |
1997 13 Mar | ![]() Near Mashhad | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130HF (?) | 88 88 / 0 |
1996 9 Jun | ![]() Rasht | Iran Air Boeing 727-286 (EP-IRU) | 7 7 / 0 |
1995 5 Jan | ![]() Isfahan | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed 1329 Jetstar 8 (1003) | 12 12 / 0 |
1994 12 Oct | ![]() Krakas Mountains | Iran Asseman Airlines Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 (EP-PAV) | 66 66 / 0 |
1994 14 Apr | ![]() Northern Iraq | Military - U.S. Army / Military U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 / Sikorsky UH-60 (8726000/8826060) | 26 26 / 0 |
1994 17 Mar | ![]() Near Nag | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed Hercules C-130 (5-8521) | 32 32 / 0 |
1993 15 Nov | ![]() Near Kerman | Magistralnye Avialinii Antonov AN-124 (RA-82071) | 17 17 / 0 |
1993 8 Feb | ![]() Near Tehran | Iran Air Tours / Military - Iranian Air Force Tupolev TU-154M / Sukhoi Su-24 (EP-ITD) | 133 133 / 0 |
1992 26 Apr | ![]() Saveh | Saha Airline Services Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M (5-8815) | 39 39 / 0 |
1991 11 Jul | ![]() Jeddah | Nationair (chartered by Nigeria Airways) McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Super 61 (C-GMXQ) | 261 261 / 0 |
1991 24 May | ![]() Bakhtaran | Metro Cargo Ilyushin 76TD (LZ-INK) | 10 4 / 0 |
1991 21 Mar | ![]() Ras-al-Mishab | Military - Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130H (469) | 98 98 / 0 |
1991 31 Jan | ![]() Near Ras Al Khafji | Lockheed AC-130H Hercules Military - U.S. Air Force (69-6567) | 13 13 / 0 |
1989 18 Jun | ![]() Zabol | Ariana Afghan Airlines Antonov AN-26 (YA-BAK) | 39 6 / 0 |
1988 3 Jul | ![]() Over the Persian Gulf | Iran Air Airbus A300B2-203 (EP-IBU) | 290 290 / 0 |
1986 25 Dec | ![]() Arar | Iraqi Airways Boeing B-737-270C (YI-AGJ) | 106 63 / 0 |
1986 2 Nov | ![]() Near Zahedan | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 (?) | 103 103 / 0 |
1986 15 Oct | ![]() Shiraz | Iran Air Boeing 737-286 (EP-IRG) | 80 3 / 0 |
1984 2 Jan | ![]() Amman | Military - Royal Jordanian Air Force CASA 212-A3 Aviocar 100 (324) | 13 13 / 0 |
1981 29 Sep | ![]() Tehran | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130H (5-158-8552) | 60 60 / 20 |
1980 23 Dec | ![]() Qatar | Saudi Arabian Airlines Lockheed L-1011-200 (HZ-AHJ) | 291 2 / 0 |
1980 15 Sep | ![]() Near Medina | Military - Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130E (453) | 89 89 / 0 |
1980 19 Aug | ![]() Riyadh | Saudi Arabian Airlines Lockheed 1011-200 TriStar (HZ-AHK) | 301 301 / 0 |
1980 24 Apr | ![]() Posht-i-Badam | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed EC-130E Hercules (62-1809) | 7 5 / 0 |
1980 21 Jan | ![]() Elburz Mtns. | Iran Air Boeing B-727-86 (EP-IRD) | 128 128 / 0 |
1979 23 Jul | ![]() Beirut | Trans Mediterranean Airways Boeing 707-327C (OD-AFX) | 6 6 / 0 |
1979 14 Mar | ![]() Near Doha Airport | Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing B-727-2D3 (JY-ADU) | 64 45 / 0 |
1977 2 Dec | ![]() Near Al Bayda | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev TU-154B (LZ-BTN) | 165 59 / 0 |
1977 13 May | ![]() Beiruit | LOT Polish Airlines Antonov An-12BP (SP-LZA) | 9 9 / 0 |
1977 10 May | ![]() Near Jericho | Military - Israel Air Force Sikorsky CH-53D (helicopter) (360) | 54 54 / 0 |
1976 2 Aug | ![]() Near Tehran | Korean Airlines Boeing 707-373 (HL7412) | 5 5 / 0 |
1976 1 Jan | ![]() Near Al Qaysumah | Middle East Airlines Boeing B-720B-023B (OD-AFT) | 82 82 / 0 |
1975 30 Sep | ![]() Off Beirut | Malev Hungarian Airlines Tupolev TU-154B (HA-LCI) | 60 60 / 0 |
1975 20 Aug | ![]() Near Damascus | Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie Ilyushin IL-62 (OK-DBF) | 128 126 / 0 |
1974 9 Aug | ![]() Diemas | Military - Canadian Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (115461) | 9 9 / 0 |
1974 15 Mar | ![]() Tehran | Sterling Airways Aerospatiale Caravelle 10B3 (OY-STK) | 96 15 / 0 |
1974 28 Feb | ![]() Near Mehrabad | Military - Imperial Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules (5-122) | 10 10 / 0 |
1973 30 Jun | ![]() Amman | Aeroflot Tupolev TU-134A (CCCP-65668) | 85 2 / 7 |
1968 8 Jul | ![]() Near Dhahran | Saudi Arabian Airlines Convair CV-340-68B (HZ-AAZ) | 11 11 / 0 |
1967 24 Jun | ![]() Khamis Mushait | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (HZ-AAM) | 17 16 / 0 |
1967 11 Jun | ![]() Jedda | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (HZ-AAJ) | 18 17 / 0 |
1967 18 Apr | ![]() Zarand | Military - Imperial Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules (5-107) | 23 23 / 0 |
1967 17 Apr | ![]() Near Mamuniyeh | Military - Imperial Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130B (5-107) | 23 23 / 0 |
1967 6 Feb | ![]() Aleppo | Syrian Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (YK-ACB) | 19 1 / 0 |
1965 10 Apr | ![]() Near Damascus | Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines Handley Page Dart Herald 207 (JY-ACQ) | 54 54 / 0 |
1964 13 Jun | ![]() Jeddah | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas C-47A (HZ-AAN) | 2 2 / 0 |
1964 17 Apr | ![]() Dhahran | Middle East Airlines Sud Aviation Caravelle 3 (OD-AEM) | 49 49 / 0 |
1963 15 Mar | ![]() Near Karai | Middle East Airlines Avro 685 York C1 (OD-ACZ) | 4 4 / 0 |
1963 15 Mar | ![]() Near Karai | Middle East Airlines Avro 685 York C1 (OD-ACZ) | 4 4 / 0 |
1960 10 Jul | ![]() Persian Gulf | Gulf Aviation (Kalinga Airways) Douglas DC-3 (VT-DGS) | 16 16 / 0 |
1959 21 Nov | ![]() Beirut | Ariana Afghan Airlines Douglas DC-4 (YA-BAG) | 27 24 / 0 |
1959 22 Jan | ![]() Dabouk | Air Jordan Convair CV-240-2 (JY-ACB) | 15 10 / 0 |
1957 3 Oct | ![]() Beirut | Lebanese International Airways Curtiss C-46A-45-CU (OD-ACK) | 27 27 / 0 |
1957 20 Apr | ![]() Jirkouk | Air France Lockheed Super Constellation (F-BGNE) | 0 1 / 0 |
1957 17 Apr | ![]() Near El Quweira | Military -Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta C-Mk.1 (VW832) | 24 24 / 0 |
1956 30 Dec | ![]() Dhahran | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation (54-0165) | 41 15 / 0 |
1956 9 Sep | ![]() Amman | Jordan International Airlines Curtiss C-46A-45-CU (JY-ABV) | 57 1 / 0 |
1956 24 Feb | ![]() Near Aleppo | Syrian Airways Douglas DC-3 (YK-AAE) | 19 19 / 0 |
1953 21 Dec | ![]() Dah-el-Kadeeb | Syrian Airways Douglas DC-3 (YK-AAF) | 15 9 / 0 |
1952 25 Dec | ![]() Tehran | Iran Air Douglas DC-3 (EP-ACJ) | 29 27 / 0 |
1952 22 Dec | ![]() Damascus | Syrian Air Douglas DC-3 (?) | 0 9 / 0 |
1951 23 Dec | ![]() Tehran | Misrair SNCASE Languedoc (SU-AHH) | 22 22 / 0 |
1950 1 Dec | ![]() Near Chamaran | Iran Air Douglas DC-3 (EP-AAJ) | 8 8 / 0 |
1950 14 Sep | ![]() Tehran | Iran Air Douglas DC-3 (EP-AAG) | 8 8 / 0 |
1950 14 Jun | ![]() Off Bahrain | Air France Douglas DC-4-1009 (F-BBDM) | 53 40 / 0 |
1950 12 Jun | ![]() Off Bahrain | Air France Douglas DC-4-1009 (F-BBDE) | 52 46 / 0 |
1947 23 Aug | ![]() Bahrain | British Overseas Airways Short Sandringham 5 (flying boat) (G-AHZB) | 26 10 / 0 |
1947 16 Jul | ![]() Az-Zubair | British Overseas Airways Avro 685 York (G-AGMR) | 6 6 / 0 |
1947 19 Jun | ![]() Al Mayadin | Pan American World Airways Lockheed 049-46-21 Constellation (NC88845) | 36 14 / 0 |
1946 4 Dec | ![]() Meshed | Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 (?) | 24 24 / 0 |