The crash was the deadliest aviation accident in Iran since the 2003 crash of a military-operated Ilyushin Il-76 , in which 275 people were killed ( though some sources list the fatality count at 302 ) . It was the second-deadliest aviation incident in 2009 behind Air France Flight 447
2003 crash
2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908