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10 August 2014 Last updated at 06:48 GMT

Iran plane 'crashes near Tehran airport'

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More than 40 people, including several children, died when a small passengers plane crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran, state media report.

The aircraft went down in a residential area close to Mehrabad airport, in the west of the city, on Sunday morning, state media said.
The plane was reportedly heading to the eastern city of Tabas.
Iran has suffered a series of plane crashes, blamed on its ageing aircraft and poor maintenance record.
Iran is still flying planes bought before the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
International trade sanctions were imposed after the hostage crisis which followed, during which 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran for 444 days.
Many Iranian planes are fitted with unofficial spare parts.
There have been more than 200 accidents involving Iranian planes in the past 25 years, leading to more than 2,000 deaths.
Initial reports indicate the latest incident involved an IrAn-140 turboprop carrying 48 people, including 40 passengers and eight crew.

The plane was said to have crashed at 9:18 local time (4:48 GMT).

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Accidents and Incidents

The An-140 has suffered five major incidents, including three crashes with total loss of life.

1. On 23 December 2002, an Aeromist Kharkiv An-140 carrying many of Ukraine's top aviation designers and engineers crashed into a mountainside, as it was preparing to land at Isfahan, Iran, killing all 44 on board. The delegation was to have attended the inauguration ceremonies for the first HESA IrAn-140 frame.^[16] The probable cause was controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
2. On 12 August 2005, a Safiran Airlines HESA IrAn-140 diverted to Arak International Airport due to an engine failure. During landing, the aircraft overran the runway and was badly damaged. There were no fatalities. The cause of the engine failure appeared to be technical problems with the fuel control unit. The airframe was eventually repaired in the early 2010s and is to be used by HESA as a test bed for the future versions of the aircraft. After the Arak incident, Safiran Airlines returned its two remaining examples to HESA. These two aircraft eventually found their way to the Iran Police Aviation.
3. On 23 December 2005, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217, an Antonov An-140 4K-AZ48, plunged into the Caspian Sea about 20 miles north of the capital, Baku. All 18 passengers and five crew members died. The plane was on its way to Aktau, Kazakhstan. ^[17] Investigations discovered that three independent gyroscopes were not providing stabilized heading and altitude information to the crew early in the flight.^[18] The airline grounded its remaining An-140 airplanes, and cancelled plans to purchase more of the type from Ukraine.
4. On 15 February 2006, an IrAn-140-100 (test registration HESA 90-04) crashed at Shahin Shahr, Isfahan Province, Iran, during a training flight.^[19] All 5 pilots on board were killed.^[20] The cause was an engine failure during takeoff, which appeared to haven been due to technical problems with the fuel control unit.
5. On 06 September 2008, a South Airlines An-140 coming from Lviv, Ukraine, suffered a front landing gear failure (stuck inside the aircraft fuselage) during landing at Kiev Boryspil Airport. The aircraft landed on a specially prepared foam track using the two intact landing gears. None suffered any injuries and the aircraft was put back to service in three weeks after a minor repair.^[21]
6. On 10 August 2014, Sepahan Airlines (HESA) flight SPN 5915, crashed on take off from Tehran Mehrabad International Airport. The aircraft was on domestic service to Tabas. According the the initial reports, around 40 passengers were aboard the aircraft.^[22]. The aircraft involved was EP-GPA (HESA serial 90-05).^[23]