Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746

A Fokker F-28 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	12 October 1994
Summary	Loss of engine power due to fuel contamination
Site	Natanz, Iran 33°30′48″N 51°54′59″E / 33.51333°N 51.91639°E / 33.51333; 51.91639
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fokker F28-1000
Operator	Iran Aseman Airlines
Registration	EP-PAV
Flight origin	Isfahan International Airport, Iran
Destination	Mehrabad International Airport, Iran
Occupants	66
Passengers	59
Crew	7
Fatalities	66
Survivors	0

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 was a Fokker F-28 flight of Iran Aseman Airlines operating on the Isfahan–Tehran route in Iran. The flight crashed near the town of Natanz on October 12, 1994, killing all the passengers and crew members.

Crash

On 12 October 1994, the flight took off from the Isfahan International Airport destination to Mehrabad International Airport with 59 passengers and seven crew on board. About 35 minutes after take off, both engines lost power and shut down due to contaminated fuel. The aircraft went into an uncontrolled descent; and 47 seconds later Flight 746 crashed into the side of a mountain and exploded. The wreckage was found over an area of 300 square metres (3,200 sq ft) near the town of Natanz. All 59 passengers and 7 crew died in the crash.^[1][2]