Alghadeer TV Alghadeer TV
A military jet has crashed in the vicinity of Sabalan Mountain in Iran’s northwestern Ardabil Province, with no information still available on the fate of the crew.
The CEO of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in Ardabil Province said the plane had crashed at Baba Maqsood peak somewhere between the villages of Sardabeh and Shabil on Wednesday, but that the wreckage had not been found yet.
Reports suggested that the plane was a Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jet and that it went down during a Functional Check Flight following an overhaul.
در پی #سقوط یک فروند هواپیمای نظامی در #اردبیل بالگرد و تیم های امدادی هلالاحمر در منطقه حاضر شده و در حال انجام ماموریت امدادی هستند.
باتوجه به اینکه هواپیما متعلق به نیروهای نظامی است، جزئیات حادثه و اخبار دقیق آن از طریق نهادهای نظامی اطلاعرسانی میشودhttps://t.co/PbV0DL5TL6 pic.twitter.com/iQV0ndTXmq— هلال احمر ایران (@Iranian_RCS) December 25, 2019
Mohammad Gharibani, director-general of Ardabil Crisis Management Center, explained that the height of the crash site and the high winds blowing in the mountain slowed down the search and rescue operation, making it impossible to fly helicopters to search the area.
For that reason, ground rescue teams have been dispatched to the region from several directions, the official said, adding that there was no news about the fate of the pilot(s).
