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Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Yerevan: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1998 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EK-88272
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Yerevan - Krasnodar
MSN:
9 72 10 53
YOM:
1977
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
33
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at Yerevan-Erebuni Airport, at a speed of 95 km/h, the captain saw a military bus entering the runway. He made a first turn to the right then a second to the left to avoid the collision when the right wing struck the minibus while the aircraft was at a speed of 110 km/h. Upon impact, the minibus was destroyed and the aircraft came to a halt 300 metres further with its right wing partially torn off. All 37 occupants on board the aircraft escaped uninjured. Among the 10 people on the bus, four were killed and six were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew was cleared for takeoff while the bus driver did to establish any contact with the tower and elected to cross the runway without prior permission or traffic check. It was reported that ATC was not aware of the presence of the minibus at this time.

Crash of an Antonov AN-8 in Yerevan

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1988
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-26183
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
0B3440
YOM:
1960
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Yerevan-Erebuni Airport, the crew mistakenly raised the undercarriage. The aircraft sank on its belly and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest on the runway. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Yerevan

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-65657
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Simferopol - Yerevan
MSN:
0 35 11 03
YOM:
1970
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
62
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
17870
Aircraft flight cycles:
11029
Circumstances:
En route from Simferopol to Yerevan, while cruising at an altitude of 10,200 meters over the city of Gali in Abkhazia, the crew spotted CB's at high altitude but failed to modify his route. The aircraft went into the CB's and encountered severe turbulences. The crew was able to continue the flight within further incident and to land at Yerevan Airport. After being parked on apron, the aircraft was inspected and it was later confirmed that it sustained severe structural damages after it recorded excessive G loads (+3.05/-0.65). There were no casualties but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
In-flight structural damages caused by severe atmospheric turbulences.

Crash of a Canadair CL-44D4-6 near Yerevan: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1981 at 1544 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
LV-JTN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tehran - Larnaca
MSN:
34
YOM:
1962
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After completing two round-flights from Tel Aviv to Tehran via Larnaca (Cyprus), the aircraft was returning to Cyprus after having delivered the third tranche of cargo to Iran (a load of tank spare parts and ammunition). On its return flight from Tehran to Cyprus on its third trip, while on a 300° heading to the Turkish border, the crew was instructed to turn left heading 240° direct to Cyprus. For unknown reasons, the plane went off course to the north and crossed the Azerbaijan border without any clearance. Few minutes later, a Soviet Sukhoi Su-15 fighter was dispatched to intercept the CL-44. According to Soviet accounts at that time the crew failed to respond to radio calls as well as signals from the fighter pilot flying close to the CL-44's nose. The cargo plane, while probably making the procedure turn to the left, tried to get away. In unclear circumstances, both aircraft collided. They went out of control and entered a dive before crashing about 50 km from Yerevan. All four crew people on board the CL-44 were killed while the fighter pilot was able to bail out and was found alive. It is unclear whether the collision was intentional, the Soviet pilot said it was a deliberate attempt to down the enemy aircraft, while Western aviation experts examining his account believed he misjudged a turn and subsequently invented a story of self-sacrifice.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with a Soviet Sukhoi Su-15 fighter in unknown circumstances.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Yerevan

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87629
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
9 14 10 19
YOM:
1971
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Yerevan-Erebuni Airport, the aircraft entered in a patch of fog and the pilots continued the approach despite they lost visual contact with the ground. The airplane struck the runway surface, went out of control and came to rest. While all occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Yerevan

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-62760
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G34-29
YOM:
1963
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew decided to land on an airstrip near Yerevan without authorization. After touchdown, the aircraft skidded and overran before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Yerevan

Date & Time: May 4, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-05631
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1 53 473 07
YOM:
1955
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Damaged beyond repair when made a hard landing near Yerevan due to a pilot error. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Yerevan

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1950
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Yerevan - Abaryan
MSN:
4609
YOM:
1932
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was completing a mail flight from Yerevan to Abaryan, carrying one mechanic, one pilot and a load of 119 kg of mail. Ten minutes after takeoff, while flying at an insufficient height, the airplane impacted the snow covered ground, overturned and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the airplane was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot continued the flight at an unsafe altitude, due to poor judgment of the distance between the aircraft and the ground.