Narrative:
During takeoff, a military minibus suddenly crossed the runway. A collision occurred, killing 4 occupants of the bus.
» Air Crash Rescue News
» Flight International 13-19 January 1999
» Scramble 235, 237
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 1998 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Ararat Avia |
| Registration: | EK-88272 |
| MSN: | 9721053 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Yerevan Airport (EVN) ( Armenia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yerevan Airport (EVN/UDYZ), Armenia |
| Krasnodar Airport (KRR/URKK), Russia |
During takeoff, a military minibus suddenly crossed the runway. A collision occurred, killing 4 occupants of the bus.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Air Crash Rescue News
» Flight International 13-19 January 1999
» Scramble 235, 237
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Yerevan Airport to Krasnodar Airport as the crow flies is 687 km (429 miles).
Distance from Yerevan Airport to Krasnodar Airport as the crow flies is 687 km (429 miles).
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