Tehran - Yerevan

On July 15, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Tehran - Yerevan experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Caspian Airlines, with the event recorded near Qazvin Qazvin.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

168 people were known to be on board, 168 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 12, passengers on board: 156, passenger fatalities: 156, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The three engine aircraft departed Tehran-Imam Khomeiny Airport at 1117LT on a regular schedule flight to Yerevan, carrying 158 passengers and 10 crew members. Sixteen minutes after takeoff, while cruising over Qazvin at FL340, the aircraft suddenly changed its heading to 270° and then entered a rapid descent, losing 20,000 feet in 90 seconds. In a near vertical attitude, the aircraft crashed in an open field, causing a large crater. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 168 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration EP-CPG, MSN 87A-748, year of manufacture 1987.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.2684°, 50.0019°.