Accident | |
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Date | 14 February 2008 |
Summary | Loss of control following stall shortly after take-off |
Site | Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan, Armenia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Bombardier CRJ100ER |
Operator | Belavia |
IATA flight No. | B21834 |
ICAO flight No. | BRU1834 |
Call sign | BELAVIA 1834 |
Registration | EW-101PJ |
Flight origin | Zvartnots International Airport Yerevan, Armenia |
Destination | Minsk National Airport Minsk, Belarus |
Occupants | 21 |
Passengers | 18 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 7 [1] |
Survivors | 21 |
Belavia Flight 1834 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Yerevan, Armenia, to Minsk, Belarus, operated by Belavia. On the morning of February 14, 2008, the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet carrying 18 passengers and three crew crashed and burst into flames shortly after take off from Zvartnots International Airport near Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
The jet hit its left wing on the runway during takeoff, crashed to the ground, flipped over, and came to rest inverted near the runway. All passengers and crew managed to escape the aircraft before it erupted into flames, partly due to the timely response of the fire and rescue crews. There were no fatalities, but seven people were taken to hospital for treatment.
The aircraft involved, EW-101PJ (MSN 7316), was a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ100ER. [2] It was a fairly new member of the fleet since it was leased by the airline and delivered in February 2007. The aircraft was built in 1999. [3]
The captain was 50-year-old Viktor Shishlo, who had logged 9,215 flight hours, including 461 hours on the CRJ100. The first officer was 44-year-old Alexander Mukhin, who had 9,454 flight hours with 405 of them on the CRJ100. [4]
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