Naim 6 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 CRJ-100? That's a nice sleek plane, one of my faves. Last Updated: Thursday, 14 February 2008, 05:33 GMT BBC Plane crashes in Armenian capital Map of Armenia A plane with 21 people on board has crashed in flames, shortly after taking off from Yerevan airport in Armenia. The Canadian-built CRJ-100, operated by the Belarussian airline Belavia, had just left en route for Minsk when it caught fire. There were no fatalities, but four people were taken to hospital with serious burns, a local official said. Yerevan's Zvartnots airport was temporarily closed after the crash, which took place at 0415 (0015GMT). "Nearly everyone on board received burns of various degrees," said Gayane Davtyan, a spokeswoman for Armenia's civil aviation authority. There were 18 passengers and three crew on flight 1834. Sixteen of those on board were Armenian nationals. The nationalities of the others are not known. So far there is no indication of the cause of the crash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loh Wilson 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 no reported casualties ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 http://www.airliners.net/photo/Belavia/Belavia/1306014/L/ Think they only possess one or two of these... If there are casualties: may they RIP ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 Experts examine a wreckage of Belarus' Belavia Airlines Canadair CRJ-100, which was heading for Minsk, Belarus, when it flipped over on the runway at Zvartnots Airport near Yerevan and burst into flames on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. The plane carrying 21 people crashed on takeoff from Armenia's capital early Thursday, injuring at least 10 people, the head of the country's civil aviation authority said. (AP Photo/ Photolure/ Melik Bagdhdasaryan ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon 3 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 Oh..that's bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aiman 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 wooo it must be rolling before that.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azuddin 1 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 Not another CRJ-100 There's one Comair CRJ-100 W/O in 2006, killing all except the copilot. Azuddin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter Sim 1 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 Ouch, i wonder why air mishap happen more frequent these days.. years back its actually scarce but now it seems like it happens evey month!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilber Tan 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 wow...wat a great damage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted February 14, 2008 Funny how 'CRJ-100' becomes 'SRG-100' here. Could be the Cyrillic script transliteration. Crashed airplane in Yerevan was registered in Bulgaria 14 February 2008 | 13:10 | FOCUS News Agency Yerevan. The Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has called an extraordinary meeting where he has announced details surrounding the crash of an airplane of the Belavia air company at the airport of Zvartnotz in Yerevan, Novosti-Armenia reports. The aircraft SRG-100 crashed on Thursday at 4.18 am local time, shortly after takeoff. At an altitude of five meters, the plane rolled severely to the left and after pilot’s attempt to stabilize the aircraft, the right wing hit the ground. As a result the airplane broke in half and caught fire. There were no victims onboard. 6 of the 18 passengers were hospitalized. According to the information the aircraft was manufacture din 1999. It is owned by a German company, the registration was made in Bulgaria and the exploitation is done by Belarus. http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n133671 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
