Sepahan A140 at Tehran on Aug 10th 2014, lost height after takeoff

A Sepahan Airlines Hesa IrAn-140-100, registration EP-GPA performing a flight from Tehran Mehrabad to Tabas with 42 passengers and 6 crew, was departing Tehran Mehrabad's Airport when the aircraft lost height and crashed into a residential area near the Liberty/Azadi Stadium about 3km from the airport at about 09:18L (04:48Z). There are no survivors. So far there are no reports of victims on the ground.

Emergency services reported all bodies have been recovered and have been taken to the coroner's office. 5 occupants rescued alive succumbed to their injuries on their way to the hospital. The post impact fire was extinguished about 90 minutes after the crash.

Air Traffic Control reported the aircraft was climbing in a westerly direction when the crew requested to turn right instead of turning left by standard departure procedures, then went down.

A Hesa IrAn-140 is a licensed version of the Antonov AN-140 produced by Hesa in Iran.

The crash site seen from a distance:

Map (Graphics: AVH/Google Earth):