The crash Catastrophe was the deadliest aviation accident Catastrophe in Iran since the 2003 crash Catastrophe of a military-operated Ilyushin Il-76 , in which 275 people were killed Killing ( though some sources list the fatality count at 302 ) .

Lufthansa Technik specialists flew Motion to Brazil to disassemble the aircraft and fit the different parts in a giant Antonov cargo airplane and an accompanying Ilyushin Il-76 .