An Iran Air Boeing 727-200 (EP-IRU) on a crew training flight crashed just after take-off from Rasht, Iran, on the south-western shores of the Caspian Sea, killing four of the seven crew, confirms insurance loss-adjuster Air-claims. The 21-year-old aircraft, one of five 727-200s and two 727-100s in Iran Air's fleet, was destroyed when it came down within 3km (2nm) of Rasht Airport.
Source: Flight International