2 pilots survive aircraft crash in N. Iran

F-14 fighter jet crashes

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two pilots survived a trainer aircraft crash Saturday morning in the northern Iranian province of Alborz, Iran's IRIB news agency reported.

The accident caused no property damage as the aircraft crashed into a non-residential area that is home to farmlands, the report said.

Investigators blamed "technical malfunction in the aircraft's engine" for the accident, it added.