| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 July 1981 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | Near Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 40°06′N 44°00′E / 40.1°N 44.0°E |
| Total fatalities | 4 |
| Total survivors | 1 |
| First aircraft | |
 LV-JTN, the Canadair CL-44 involved in the accident at Basle Airport in October 1976. | |
| Type | Canadair CL-44 |
| Operator | Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense |
| Registration | LV-JTN |
| Flight origin | Tehran, Iran |
| Destination | Larnaca, Cyprus |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
 An unidentified Su-15 | |
| Type | Sukhoi Su-15 |
| Operator | Soviet Air Defense Forces |
| Crew | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
The 1981 Armenia mid-air collision occurred on 18 July 1981 when a Soviet Air Defense Forces Sukhoi Su-15 crashed into the tail of a Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense Canadair CL-44 commercial transport which had strayed into Soviet airspace over the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. The three crew and one passenger on the Argentine aircraft died; the Soviet pilot was able to eject to safety.