Ukrainian airplane crashes in Iran, killing all 170 people on board

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A passenger jet crashed shortly after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport with at least 170 passengers and crew aboard, IRNA, Iran’s state news agency, said on Wednesday local time. According to IRNA, the plane gate-crashed due to technological difficulties with the aircraft engine. It added that there were no survivors. The airplane to have crashed is a Boeing 737 -8 00, is the previous generation of Boeing’s 737 family of airplanes. The present generation, the 737 Max, has been floored worldwide since March, 2019. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

A passenger jet crashed shortly after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport with at least 170 passengers and crew aboard, IRNA, Iran’s nation news organization, said on Tuesday evening.

IRNA reported that the plane, flown by Ukraine International Airline, was a Boeing 737 -8 00. The agency reported that the plane had technological difficulties arising as a result of its engine.See the rest of the narrative at Business Insider

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