| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 08, 2020 |
| Time: | 0618 |
| Location: | Near Shahriah, Iran |
| Operator: | Ukraine International Airlines |
| Flight #: | PS752 |
| Route: | Tehran - Kiev |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-8KV WL |
| Registration: | UR-PSR |
| cn / ln: | 38124/5977 |
| Aboard: | 176 (passengers:167 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 176 (passengers:167 crew:9) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane took off from Tehran International Airport at 06:11. After reaching 20 km from the airport and at an altitude of 7,900 ft. the plane suddenly crashed to the ground. The aircraft disintegrated leaving a 300 m long path of wreckage. A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner. |
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