2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash

2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
6-9207, the helicopter involved in the crash, leaving the Giz Galasi Dam on the day of the accident
Accident
Date19 May 2024 (2024-05-19)
SummaryCrashed after loss of visual contact with escort
Sitenear Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran
38°43′8″N 46°39′17″E / 38.71889°N 46.65472°E / 38.71889; 46.65472
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBell 212[1][2][3][4][5]
Operator Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Registration6-9207[5]
Flight originGiz Galasi Dam, Azerbaijan–Iran border[4]
DestinationTabriz, Iran[4]
Occupants8[3]
Passengers5
Crew3
Fatalities8[3]
Survivors0

On 19 May 2024, an Iranian Air Force helicopter crashed near the village of Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran, killing President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor-General of East Azerbaijan Malek Rahmati, representative of the supreme leader in East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the head of the president's security team, and three flight crew.[6] It was en route in a convoy of three from the Giz Galasi Dam to Tabriz.[4]

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  6. ^ "Who died alongside Iran's President Raisi in the helicopter crash?". Al Jazeera. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.