The plane had 48 passengers.
The pilot detected technical issues four minutes after takeoff and tried to return to the airport, state television said, but the twin-engine turboprop crashed on a road at 9.18 am local time. One eyewitness said the plane crashed into a wall.
State television said 37 people died instantly, two died on the way to hospital and nine others were undergoing medical treatment.
The plane’s black box was found according to IRNA reports. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
President Hassan Rouhani ordered a halt to all flights of the Iran-140 pending full investigation, IRNA said.
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