Iranian plane wreckage found

Transport Minister Rahman Dadman was among those onboard

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Wreckage of a plane carrying 29 people, including Iranian government officials, has been located according to state-run news reports.

The Iranian Interior Ministry said no-one had survived the crash, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Iran's Civil Aviation Authority has not confirmed the reports.

Iranian Transportation Minister Rahman Dadman and seven members of parliament had been on their way to northern Iran to inaugurate several local transport projects.

Journalist Shirzad Bozorgmehr told CNN that their pilot called the control tower 10 minutes before the plane's scheduled landing at the city of Sari, 155 miles northeast of Tehran.

The pilot said he had to make an emergency landing or return to the capital.

Provincial officials "were waiting at the airport to greet them on their arrival when we lost contact with the plane," Governor Ali Asghar Ahmadi said.

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"The pilot said that because of bad weather, they were heading back to Tehran," Ahmadi said. "It was raining heavily at the time."

The plane, a Russian-built YAK-40, was operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines, the IRNA reported.

Dadman, 44, was appointed to the Cabinet in January. He was married with four children. He had a degree in civil engineering and was a member of Tehran University's teaching staff.

Dadman was known as an influential reformist politician close to President Mohammad Khatami. He had previously been in charge of Iran's railways.