Ukraine Plane Crashes In Iran Killing 176 Passengers And Crew

 An estimated 176 passengers and crew died after a Boeing 737-800NG plane operated by Ukraine International Airlines crashed ten minutes after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport on Wednesday.

Flight PS 752, bound for Kiev, took off from Tehran at 6:12 a.m. local time, but came down minutes later around the city of Parand, according to a spokesman for Imam Khomeini airport. FlightRadar 24 shows the flight path of the Boeing plane that ended near the suburb of Tehran.

There were no survivors of the accident. The Ukrainian Embassy in Iran previously claimed that the three-year-old plane crashed due to engine failure, but this has not yet been confirmed. The engines of the 737 - 800NG are supplied by CFM International, owned by General Electric and Safran of France.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that Iranians, Canadians, Germans, Ukrainians, Afghan citizens, British and Swedish citizens were killed. UIA is working to clarify the exact number of people on board. It is the airline's first fatal accident since it launched in 1992.

The accident came hours after Iran launched missile strikes against U.S.-led forces in Iraq, but the events are not believed to be linked.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky shortened a trip to Oman to return to Kiev. He tweeted: "sincere condolences to family and friends.”

Boeing issued a statement on Twitter sharing its condolences to the families of the crew and passengers of international flight 752 from Ukraine.

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Iran will lead the investigation into the crash, Reuters reported, while the United States, where Boeing aircraft are manufactured, and France could also be involved. According to the Iranian Press, Zelensky is assembling a crisis team to help Tehran and blow up the bodies of the victims.

What to keep in mind: many details surrounding the circumstances of the accident are unclear. In a statement, UIA said it has suspended all its flights to Tehran until further notice and said the last scheduled maintenance of the aircraft was on January 6, 2020. Forbes has contacted Boeing for comment.

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Key background: the world's largest aircraft manufacturer grounded its popular 737-MAX model last March after two crashes within months of each other in which 346 people died. Since then, former workers and engineers have come forward with accusations that the company cut corners and costs on the production line. The Boeing 737-800NG, predecessor of the 737 MAX, has had a good safety record and is among the most flown models in the world. But it has faced its own set of problems, with airlines such as Qantas recently ordering inspection of its models after cracks were identified in the aircraft.

Additional fact: there have been ten fatal accidents involving the 737 - 800NG since its first fight in 1997.

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