An F-14 fighter jet crashed near the central Iranian city of Isfahan on Saturday due to engine failure, officials said.
The two pilots on board the aircraft, however, managed to escape. They have been admitted to a local hospital with injuries.
Iran blamed the crash on a "technical failure.”
The incident took place at around 10:30 am local time during a mission, it said in a statement, adding that the pilot and co-pilot used parachutes to land safely.
It is the second such incident near the central Isfahan city in the last two months.
On May 24, two young pilots died after their F-7 fighter jet took off from Shahid Babaei Airbase and crashed 200 east of the city.
