18-months investigations find technical failure guilty for Iran airplane crash

Tehran, Iran, March 13 By Mehdi Sepahvand – Trend: Iran has officially announced the final cause of Iran-140 airplane crash near Tehran after investigations that took 18 months. “After thousands of man hours of work by a team of experts to investigate the incident, it was made clear that technical fault caused the incident,” Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Public Relations Director Reza Jafarzadeh announced, ISNA news agency reported March 13. He said the investigation findings especially point to a defect in electronic control system of the engines has caused the bitter incident. The Iranian passenger plane crashed in August, 2014 moments after takeoff from the International Mehrabad Airport. Thirty-seven people, including six children, lost their lives on the spot while two others died in a Tehran hospital. Nine others suffered serious burns with several in critical condition. Following the incident, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani ordered all Iran-140 passenger jets be banned from flying. Stay up to date with latest Iran news on our specialized Facebook page Follow us on Twitter @TRENDNewsAgency