 Wreckage of the CRJ100 after the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| 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 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.[2][3]
Fire and rescue crews were reportedly on site within 50 seconds after the crash. The passengers also helped the crew members out of the cockpit.[4]
None of the 21 occupants were killed, although seven passengers received serious injuries.[1]
- ^ a b Final report, section 1.2, page 12.
- ^ "Final Report of Belavia Flight 1834" (PDF). Interstate Aviation Committee. 2009-06-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ "Plane crashes in Armenia's capital". Alaska Report. 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Black Boxes Being Transcribed". Panorama.am. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-02-15.