2018 Iran Bombardier Challenger crash

2018 Iran Bombardier Challenger crash
TC-TRB, the aircraft involved, photographed in February 2016
Accident
Date11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)
SummaryLoss of control in cruise
SiteZagros Mountains, near Shahr-e Kord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBombardier Challenger 604
OperatorBaşaran Holding
RegistrationTC-TRB
Flight originSharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates
DestinationIstanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey
Occupants11
Passengers8
Crew3
Fatalities11
Survivors0

On 11 March 2018, a Bombardier Challenger 604 private jet, owned by Turkish group Başaran Holding, crashed in the Zagros Mountains near Shahr-e Kord, Iran, while returning to Istanbul from Sharjah. All three crew members and eight passengers on board were killed.[1][2][3]

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