Captain Bahram Haj Esfandiyari was an experienced helicopter pilot in the IRIAA having flown Cobra, CH-47 Chinook and Bell-212's.

He had successfully passed his flying exams to become an F-4 fighter pilot a few days before the fatal helicopter crash in  Najaf Abad-Isfahan.

Investigations revealed that rear Rotor damage had caused the helicopter to crash. The helicopter became a blazing inferno fuelled by the 6000 lt. aviation gasoline and  600 lt. hydraulic-fluid.

None of the crew survived.

 

The Crew comprised of Colonel Rasool Abedini IP Captain Bahram Haj Esfandiyari co-pilot Captain Peyman Farhang Captain Mohammad Nam Avar Lieutenant Masaaeli