Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Tehran to Kiev, operated by Ukraine International Airlines. On 8 January 2020, the airplane operating this route (a Boeing 737-800) crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport.[3][4] A total of 176 passengers and crew were killed in the disaster, making it the deadliest aviation disaster in Iran in more than a decade. The crash surpassed Air India Express Flight 812 as the worst accident involving the Boeing 737 Next Generation and was the second deadliest involving the Boeing 737 series after Lion Air Flight 610.