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Quote:Iran plane crash: 66 people killed on Aseman Airlines flight to Yasuj.
'A plane crash in southern Iran has killed all 66 people on board, according to a spokesman
for Aseman Airlines. The 24-year-old ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop, left Iranian capital Tehran
at around 8am local time and crashed about an hour later.
The plane went down near the remote mountain town of Semirom, about 390 miles south of Tehran.
It had been heading to the southern city of Yasuj, in Isfahan province.
Aseman Airlines spokesman Mohammad Taghi Tabatabai said there had been 60 passengers,
including one child, with six crew members on board.
He added: "After searches in the area, unfortunately we were informed that the plane crashed.
"Unfortunately, all our dear ones lost their lives in this incident."
The plane is thought to have crashed into Mount Dena, a sub-range of the Zagros Mountains.
According to Mehr News Agency, the plane appeared to be attempting an emergency landing
on farmland when it crashed.
Some local residents reportedly heard the crash, but state TV said nobody had yet reached the scene.
Fog is preventing helicopters from getting there and Iran's Red Crescent has deployed workers on foot.
Aseman is a semi-private airline that specialises in flights to remote airfields in Iran and also flies to
some international destinations.
The carrier, Iran's third largest, has 29 planes, including six ATR-72 aircraft, according to plane-tracking
website FlightRadar24. Iran's commercial air fleet has suffered during decades of international sanctions
that have made it difficult to buy newer aircraft, with planes being involved in a number of accidents.
After the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement loosened the restrictions, the country signed deals to buy
dozens of new passenger planes, including a $536m (£382m) deal with ATR last April for at least 20
aircraft...'
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