This information page lists the most recent fatal airline accidents in the subregion. Accidents with no fatalities are not listed. You will also find below an updated list of airlines subject to flight restrictions in certain countries.
Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
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List updated regularly. | |||
2018 6 Mar | Syria Latakia | Military - Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 (RF-92955/52) | 39 39 / 0 |
2015 18 Jan | Syrian Arab Republic Near Abu adh Dhuhur Air Base | Syrian Air Force Antonov An-26 (?) | 37 37 / 0 |
1975 20 Aug | Syrian Arab Republic Near Damascus | Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie Ilyushin IL-62 (OK-DBF) | 128 126 / 0 |
1974 9 Aug | Syrian Arab Republic Diemas | Military - Canadian Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (115461) | 9 9 / 0 |
1967 6 Feb | Syrian Arab Republic Aleppo | Syrian Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (YK-ACB) | 19 1 / 0 |
1965 10 Apr | Syrian Arab Republic Near Damascus | Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines Handley Page Dart Herald 207 (JY-ACQ) | 54 54 / 0 |
1956 24 Feb | Syrian Arab Republic Near Aleppo | Syrian Airways Douglas DC-3 (YK-AAE) | 19 19 / 0 |
1953 21 Dec | Syrian Arab Republic Dah-el-Kadeeb | Syrian Airways Douglas DC-3 (YK-AAF) | 15 9 / 0 |
1952 22 Dec | Syrian Arab Republic Damascus | Syrian Air Douglas DC-3 (?) | 0 9 / 0 |
1947 19 Jun | Syrian Arab Republic Al Mayadin | Pan American World Airways Lockheed 049-46-21 Constellation (NC88845) | 36 14 / 0 |
Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
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List updated regularly. | |||
2020 5 Feb | Turkey Istanbul | Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-86J (TC-IZK) | 177 3 / 0 |
2020 8 Jan | Iran Near Shahriah | Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-8KV WL (UR-PSR ) | 176 176 / 0 |
2019 14 Jan | Iran Karaj | Saha Air Boeing 707-3J9C (EP-CPP) | 16 15 / 0 |
2018 18 Feb | Iran Kohangan village | Iran Aseman Airlines ATR 72-212 (EP-ATS) | 66 66 / 0 |
2017 10 Mar | Turkey Istanbul | Swan Aviation Sikorsky S-76C (TC-HEZ) | 7 7 / 0 |
2016 19 May | Egypt 175 miles off the Egyptian coast | EgyptAir Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCC) | 66 66 / 0 |
2015 31 Oct | Egypt Near Hasna | Metrojet Airbus A321-231 (EI-ETJ) | 224 224 / 0 |
2014 10 Aug | Iran Tehran | Sepahan Airlines HESA Iran-140-100 (EP-GPA) | 48 39 / 0 |
2011 9 Jan | Iran Orumiyeh | Iran Air Boeing B-727-286 (EP-IRP ) | 105 77 / 0 |
2009 24 Jul | Iran Mashad | Aria Airlines Ilyushin Il-62M (UP-16208) | 153 16 / 0 |
2009 15 Jul | Iran Near Qazvin | Caspian Airlines Tupolev 154M (EP-CPG) | 168 168 / 0 |
2009 20 Feb | Egypt Luxor | Aerolift Antonov 12V (S9-SVN) | 5 5 / 0 |
2009 15 Feb | Iran Near Isfahan/Shahin Shahr-Hesa Air Base | HESA HESA IrAn-140-100 (HESA90-04) | 5 5 / 0 |
2008 13 Nov | Iraq Fallujah | Falcon Aviation Group Antonov An-12 (S9-SAO) | 7 7 / 0 |
2007 30 Nov | Turkey Near Isparta | Atlasjet Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (TC-AKM) | 57 57 / 0 |
2007 22 Aug | Iraq Near Kirkuk | Military - U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helilcopter (?) | 14 14 / 0 |
2007 6 May | Egypt Near El-Thamad | Military - French Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (742/CB) | 9 9 / 0 |
2007 20 Jan | Iraq Near Baghdad | Military - US Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk (?) | 12 12 / 0 |
2007 9 Jan | Iraq Near Balad Air Base | Moldovan Aeriantur-M Air Cargo Antonov 26B-100 (ER-26068) | 35 34 / 0 |
2006 27 Nov | Iran Tehran | Military - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force Antonov 74T-200 (15-2255) | 38 38 / 0 |
2006 1 Sep | Iran Mahad | Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154M (EP-MCF) | 148 29 / 0 |
2006 9 Jan | Iran Near Orumiyeh | Military - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force Dassault Falcon 20 (15-2233) | 11 11 / 0 |
2006 7 Jan | Iraq Near Tal Afar | Military - US Army UH-60L Black Hawk (91-26346) | 12 12 / 0 |
2005 6 Dec | Iran Tehran | Military - Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules (5-8512) | 94 94 / 14 |
2005 21 Apr | Iraq Near Baghdad | Military - Bulgarian Mil Mi-8 (?) | 11 11 / 0 |
2005 20 Apr | Iran Tehran | Saha Airline Services Boeing B-707-3J9C (EP-SHE) | 169 3 / 0 |
2005 30 Jan | Iraq Near Al Taji | Military - Royal Air Force Lockheed Hercules C.1 (XV179) | 10 10 / 0 |
2005 26 Jan | Iraq Rutbah | Military - U.S. Marines CH53E Sea Stallion (164536) | 31 31 / 0 |
2004 3 Jan | Egypt Off Sharm el Sheikh | Flash Air Boeing B-737-3Q8 (SU-ZCF) | 148 148 / 0 |
2003 15 Nov | Iraq Mosul | Military - U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk / UH-60 Black Hawk (? / ?) | 22 17 / 0 |
2003 2 Nov | Iraq Near Hasi | Military - U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook (?) | 36 15 / 0 |
2003 25 Jun | Iran Near Rudshour | Military - Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (?) | 7 7 / 0 |
2003 26 May | Turkey Near Macka | Ukranian-Mediterranean Airlines Yakovlev 42D (UR-42352) | 75 75 / 0 |
2003 8 Jan | Turkey Diyarbakir | Turkish Airlines (THY) BAe Avro RJ-100 (TC-THG) | 80 75 / 0 |
2002 23 Dec | Iran Near Isfanan | Aeromist-Kharkiv Antonov AN-140 (UR-14003) | 44 44 / 0 |
2002 12 Feb | Iran Near Khorramabed | Iran Air Tours Tupolev TU-154 (EP-MBS) | 117 117 / 0 |
2001 17 May | Iran Near Sari | Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yakovlev YAK-40 (EP-TQP) | 30 30 / 0 |
2001 16 May | Turkey Malatya | Military - Turkish Air Force CASA CN-235M-10 (?) | 34 34 / 0 |
2000 26 Jul | Jordan Mafraq | Military - Royal Jordanian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (348) | 13 13 / 0 |
2000 2 Feb | Iran Tehran | Military - Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (?) | 8 8 / 0 |
2000 25 Jan | Turkey Near Ankara | Top Air - Air Taxi Beechcraft King Air C90 (?) | 4 4 / 0 |
1999 29 Dec | Turkey Near Zonguldak | Ecuato Guineana de Aviacion Antonov 28 (3C-JJI) | 6 6 / 0 |
1999 7 Apr | Turkey Near Ceyhan | Turkish Airlines (THY) Boeing 737-4Q8 (TC-JEP) | 6 6 / 0 |
1997 13 Mar | Iran Near Mashhad | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130HF (?) | 88 88 / 0 |
1997 4 Feb | Israel Northern Israel | Military - Israel Air Force /Military - Israel Air Force Sikorsky CH53D / Sikorsky CH53D (357 / 903) | 73 73 / 0 |
1996 9 Jun | Iran Rasht | Iran Air Boeing 727-286 (EP-IRU) | 7 7 / 0 |
1995 5 Jan | Iran Isfahan | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed 1329 Jetstar 8 (1003) | 12 12 / 0 |
1994 29 Dec | Turkey Near Van | Turkish Airlines (THY) Boeing B-737-4Y0 (TC-JES) | 76 57 / 0 |
1994 12 Oct | Iran Krakas Mountains | Iran Asseman Airlines Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 (EP-PAV) | 66 66 / 0 |
1994 14 Apr | Iraq Northern Iraq | Military - U.S. Army / Military U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 / Sikorsky UH-60 (8726000/8826060) | 26 26 / 0 |
1994 17 Mar | Iran Near Nag | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed Hercules C-130 (5-8521) | 32 32 / 0 |
1993 15 Nov | Iran Near Kerman | Magistralnye Avialinii Antonov AN-124 (RA-82071) | 17 17 / 0 |
1993 8 Feb | Iran Near Tehran | Iran Air Tours / Military - Iranian Air Force Tupolev TU-154M / Sukhoi Su-24 (EP-ITD) | 133 133 / 0 |
1992 26 Apr | Iran Saveh | Saha Airline Services Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M (5-8815) | 39 39 / 0 |
1991 24 May | Iran Bakhtaran | Metro Cargo Ilyushin 76TD (LZ-INK) | 10 4 / 0 |
1989 18 Jun | Iran Zabol | Ariana Afghan Airlines Antonov AN-26 (YA-BAK) | 39 6 / 0 |
1988 14 Dec | Egypt Near Luxor | GAS Air Boeing B-707-321C (5N-AYJ) | 8 8 / 5 |
1988 3 Jul | Iran Over the Persian Gulf | Iran Air Airbus A300B2-203 (EP-IBU) | 290 290 / 0 |
1988 31 Mar | Egypt Cairo | Arax Airlines Douglas DC-8-55F (5N-ARH) | 4 4 / 0 |
1988 2 Jan | Turkey Izmir | Condor Flugdienst Boeing B-737-230A (D-ABHD) | 16 16 / 0 |
1987 21 Sep | Egypt Luxor | EgyptAir Airbus A.300B4-203 (SU-BCA) | 5 5 / 0 |
1986 2 Nov | Iran Near Zahedan | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 (?) | 103 103 / 0 |
1986 15 Oct | Iran Shiraz | Iran Air Boeing 737-286 (EP-IRG) | 80 3 / 0 |
1986 10 Jun | Egypt Near Cairo | EgyptAir Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 (SU-GAD) | 26 23 / 0 |
1984 8 May | Egypt Elbet Beni Salama | Military - Egyptian Air Force McDonnel F-4E Phantom II (?) | 2 2 / 19 |
1984 2 Jan | Jordan Amman | Military - Royal Jordanian Air Force CASA 212-A3 Aviocar 100 (324) | 13 13 / 0 |
1983 16 Jan | Turkey Ankara | Turkish Airlines (THY) Boeing B-727-2F2 (TC-JBR) | 67 47 / 0 |
1982 13 Apr | Turkey Near Erzurum | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H (74-1678) | 27 27 / 0 |
1981 29 Sep | Iran Tehran | Military - Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130H (5-158-8552) | 60 60 / 20 |
1981 22 Sep | Turkey Near Babaeski | Military - Turkish Air Force Northrop F-5A (?) | 0 0 / 40 |
1981 29 May | Egypt Cairo | Military - Egyptian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (SU-BAH) | 17 17 / 0 |
1980 12 Nov | Egypt Near Cairo | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-141A (67-0030) | 13 13 / 0 |
1980 24 Apr | Iran Posht-i-Badam | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed EC-130E Hercules (62-1809) | 7 5 / 0 |
1980 14 Mar | Turkey Near Yenice | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H (74-2064) | 18 18 / 0 |
1980 21 Jan | Iran Elburz Mtns. | Iran Air Boeing B-727-86 (EP-IRD) | 128 128 / 0 |
1979 23 Dec | Turkey Ankara | Turkish Airlines (THY) Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 (TC-JAT) | 45 41 / 0 |
1979 11 Aug | Egypt Near Katab | Bahri Aviation Learjet 35 (N711AF) | 5 5 / 0 |
1979 23 Jul | Lebanon Beirut | Trans Mediterranean Airways Boeing 707-327C (OD-AFX) | 6 6 / 0 |
1978 5 Nov | Egypt Off Alexandria | Nile Delta Air Services Douglas DC-3 (SU-AZM) | 18 18 / 0 |
1977 2 Dec | Lebanon Near Al Bayda | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev TU-154B (LZ-BTN) | 165 59 / 0 |
1977 13 May | Lebanon Beiruit | LOT Polish Airlines Antonov An-12BP (SP-LZA) | 9 9 / 0 |
1977 10 May | Jordan Near Jericho | Military - Israel Air Force Sikorsky CH-53D (helicopter) (360) | 54 54 / 0 |
1976 19 Sep | Turkey Karatepe Mountains | Turkish Airlines (THY) Boeing B-727-2F2 (TC-JBH) | 154 154 / 0 |
1976 2 Aug | Iran Near Tehran | Korean Airlines Boeing 707-373 (HL7412) | 5 5 / 0 |
1975 25 Nov | Egypt Near Bir Lahfan | Military - Israel Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (011) | 20 20 / 0 |
1975 30 Sep | Lebanon Off Beirut | Malev Hungarian Airlines Tupolev TU-154B (HA-LCI) | 60 60 / 0 |
1975 30 Jan | Turkey Istanbul | Turkish Airlines (THY) Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 (TC-JAP) | 42 42 / 0 |
1974 10 Oct | Egypt Cairo | EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 (SU-AXB) | 6 6 / 0 |
1974 15 Mar | Iran Tehran | Sterling Airways Aerospatiale Caravelle 10B3 (OY-STK) | 96 15 / 0 |
1974 28 Feb | Iran Near Mehrabad | Military - Imperial Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules (5-122) | 10 10 / 0 |
1974 26 Jan | Turkey Izmir | Turkish Airlines (THY) Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 (TC-JAO) | 73 66 / 0 |
1973 30 Jun | Jordan Amman | Aeroflot Tupolev TU-134A (CCCP-65668) | 85 2 / 7 |
1972 5 Dec | Egypt Beni Sueif | EgyptAir Boeing 707-336C (SU-AOW) | 6 6 / 0 |
1972 21 Jan | Turkey Near Adana | Turkish Airlines (THY) Mc Donnell Douglas DC-9-32 (TC-JAC) | 8 1 / 0 |
1969 20 Mar | Egypt Near Aswan | United Arab Airlines Ilyushin IL-18D (SU-APC) | 105 100 / 0 |
1968 19 Oct | Turkey Near Izmir | Military - Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules (17949) | 10 10 / 0 |
1968 18 Aug | Egypt Off Port Said | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24V (SU-AOL) | 40 40 / 0 |
1968 15 Jan | Egypt Zifta | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJG) | 4 4 / 0 |
1967 18 Apr | Iran Zarand | Military - Imperial Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules (5-107) | 23 23 / 0 |
1967 17 Apr | Iran Near Mamuniyeh | Military - Imperial Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130B (5-107) | 23 23 / 0 |
1967 7 Feb | Egypt Near Hourghada | Misrair Antonov AN-24 (?) | 30 30 / 0 |
1966 18 Mar | Egypt Cairo | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24B (SU-AOA) | 30 30 / 0 |
1965 7 Jul | Egypt Cairo | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 30 / 0 |
1965 20 May | Egypt Cairo | Pakistan International Airlines Boeing B-720-040B (AP-AMH) | 127 121 / 0 |
1964 3 Feb | Turkey Near Ankara | Turkish Airlines (THY) Douglas C-47A (TC-ETI) | 3 3 / 0 |
1963 15 Dec | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking 1B (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
1963 15 Dec | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking 1B (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
1963 18 Oct | Egypt Near Aswan | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 31 / 0 |
1963 18 Oct | Egypt Near Aswan | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 31 / 0 |
1963 12 May | Egypt Near Ayayda | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJX) | 34 34 / 0 |
1963 12 May | Egypt Near Ayayda | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJX) | 34 34 / 0 |
1963 15 Mar | Iran Near Karai | Middle East Airlines Avro 685 York C1 (OD-ACZ) | 4 4 / 0 |
1963 15 Mar | Iran Near Karai | Middle East Airlines Avro 685 York C1 (OD-ACZ) | 4 4 / 0 |
1963 1 Feb | Turkey Ankara | Middle East Airlines / Military - Turkish Air ForceC-47 Vickers Viscount 754D / Douglas C-47 (OD-ADE/ CBK-28) | 17 17 / 87 |
1963 1 Feb | Turkey Ankara | Middle East Airlines / Military - Turkish Air ForceC-47 Vickers Viscount 754D / Douglas C-47 (OD-ADE/ CBK-28) | 17 17 / 87 |
1962 15 May | Egypt Near Cairo | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJM) | 3 3 / 0 |
1962 8 Mar | Turkey Mt. Medetsiz | Turkish Airlines (THY) Fairchild F-27 (TC-KOP) | 11 11 / 0 |
1961 21 Dec | Turkey Ankara | British European Airways de Havilland Comet 4B (G-ARJM) | 34 27 / 0 |
1961 23 Sep | Turkey Ankara | Turkish Airlines (THY) Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 (TC-TAY) | 29 28 / 0 |
1961 12 Jun | Egypt Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Lockheed L-188C Electra (PH-LLM) | 36 20 / 0 |
1960 19 Jan | Turkey Ankara | Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Sud Aviation Caravelle 1 (OY-KRB) | 42 42 / 0 |
1959 21 Nov | Lebanon Beirut | Ariana Afghan Airlines Douglas DC-4 (YA-BAG) | 27 24 / 0 |
1959 23 Apr | Turkey Van | Air Charter Avro 688 Super Trader (G-AGRH) | 12 12 / 0 |
1959 22 Jan | Jordan Dabouk | Air Jordan Convair CV-240-2 (JY-ACB) | 15 10 / 0 |
1958 29 Sep | Egypt Over the Mediterranean Sea | Middle East Airlines Avro 685 York I (OD-ADB) | 5 5 / 0 |
1958 7 Mar | Egypt Menzalah Lake | Misrair Vickers 628 Viking 1B (SU-AGN) | 26 8 / 0 |
1958 19 Feb | Egypt Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Douglas DC-6B (PH-DFK) | 21 1 / 0 |
1957 3 Oct | Lebanon Beirut | Lebanese International Airways Curtiss C-46A-45-CU (OD-ACK) | 27 27 / 0 |
1957 20 Apr | Iraq Jirkouk | Air France Lockheed Super Constellation (F-BGNE) | 0 1 / 0 |
1957 17 Apr | Jordan Near El Quweira | Military -Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta C-Mk.1 (VW832) | 24 24 / 0 |
1956 28 Oct | Egypt Over the Mediterranean Sea | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss C-46 (SU-AAB) | 23 23 / 0 |
1956 9 Sep | Jordan Amman | Jordan International Airlines Curtiss C-46A-45-CU (JY-ABV) | 57 1 / 0 |
1956 20 Feb | Egypt Near Cairo | Transport Aerien Intercontinentaux (France) Douglas DC-6B (F-BGOD) | 64 52 / 0 |
1954 15 Sep | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking (SU-AFO) | 4 3 / 0 |
1954 3 Apr | Turkey Kabassaak | Devlet Hava Yollari Douglas DC-3 (TC-ARK) | 25 25 / 0 |
1954 5 Jan | Turkey Lapseki | Devlet Hava Yollari Douglas DC-3 (TC-BAG) | 10 4 / 0 |
1953 15 Dec | Egypt Near Cairo | Misair VC-Viking (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
1953 25 Sep | Turkey Ankara | Devlet Hava Yollari Douglas DC-3 (TC-EGE) | 21 5 / 0 |
1953 3 Aug | Turkey Off Fethiye Point | Air France Lockheed L- 749A Constellation (F-BAZS) | 42 4 / 0 |
1953 9 Feb | Egypt Cairo | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss-Wright C-46 (1001) | 35 30 / 0 |
1952 25 Dec | Iran Tehran | Iran Air Douglas DC-3 (EP-ACJ) | 29 27 / 0 |
1951 23 Dec | Iran Tehran | Misrair SNCASE Languedoc (SU-AHH) | 22 22 / 0 |
1951 19 Nov | Egypt Cairo | Devlet Hava Yollari Douglas DC-3 (TC-ACA) | 5 5 / 0 |
1950 1 Dec | Iran Near Chamaran | Iran Air Douglas DC-3 (EP-AAJ) | 8 8 / 0 |
1950 14 Sep | Iran Tehran | Iran Air Douglas DC-3 (EP-AAG) | 8 8 / 0 |
1950 31 Aug | Egypt Near Wadi Natrun | Trans World Airlines Lockheed 749A Constellation (N6004C) | 55 55 / 0 |
1950 25 Mar | Turkey Ankara | Devlet Hava Yollairi Douglas DC-3 (TC-BAL) | 15 15 / 0 |
1949 15 Jan | Egypt Ras-el-Tin | Pan African Air Charter Douglas C-54 Skymaster (ZS-AYB) | 30 30 / 0 |
1947 16 Jul | Iran Az-Zubair | British Overseas Airways Avro 685 York (G-AGMR) | 6 6 / 0 |
1946 4 Dec | Iran Meshed | Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 (?) | 24 24 / 0 |
1946 23 Oct | Egypt Gebel Kalamoun | Socotra Junkers JU-52/3m (F-BCHD) | 24 1 / 0 |
1946 24 Aug | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Avro Anson (SU-ADJ) | 9 6 / 0 |