 EK-32009, the aircraft involved, October 2005 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 May 2006 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into water due to pilot error aggravated by psycho-emotional stress |
| Site | Black Sea, near Adler-Sochi International Airport, Sochi, Russia 43°23′51″N 39°51′27″E / 43.39750°N 39.85750°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A320-211 |
| Aircraft name | Mesrop Mashtots |
| Operator | Armavia |
| IATA flight No. | U8967 |
| ICAO flight No. | RNV967 |
| Call sign | ARMAVIA 967 |
| Registration | EK-32009 |
| Flight origin | Zvartnots International Airport, Zvartnots, Armenia |
| Destination | Sochi International Airport, Sochi, Russia |
| Occupants | 113 |
| Passengers | 105 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 113 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Armavia Flight 967 (U8967/RNV 967) was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Armavia from Zvartnots International Airport, Zvarnots in Armenia to Sochi, a Black Sea coastal resort city in Russia. On 3 May 2006, the aircraft operating the route, an Airbus A320-200, crashed into the sea while attempting a go-around following its first approach to Sochi airport; all 113 aboard were killed.[1] The accident was the first major commercial airline crash in 2006.[2] It was Armavia's only fatal crash during the airline's existence.[3]
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- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Armavia". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2019-12-01.