ARMENIAN CARGO PLANE CRASH
Lragir.am
29 March 06
In the evening of March 28 the AN-12 cargo plane of Felix Avia Company
crashed 40 km south of Tehran. The plane landed in Tehran, unloaded,
and flew to the city of Sharja, UAE. But the crew of the ship had to
land halfway. Gayaneh Davtyan, the head of the press service of the
Civil Aviation under the Government of Armenia, informed the cargo
plane met a flight of birds and was forced to land. The birds appeared
in the engines of the plane, and the crew was forced to an emergency
landing. Besides the six members of the main crew there was a standby
crew of six members. The plane was to carry out another flight from
Sharja but after the landing the 12 people on board hardly left the
ship on time, for the plane ignited and burnt down.
According to the press service of the Civil Aviation, Felix Avia is
registered in the Republic of Armenia and transports goods by cargo
planes only. The accident happened during a charter flight.
Lragir.am
29 March 06
In the evening of March 28 the AN-12 cargo plane of Felix Avia Company
crashed 40 km south of Tehran. The plane landed in Tehran, unloaded,
and flew to the city of Sharja, UAE. But the crew of the ship had to
land halfway. Gayaneh Davtyan, the head of the press service of the
Civil Aviation under the Government of Armenia, informed the cargo
plane met a flight of birds and was forced to land. The birds appeared
in the engines of the plane, and the crew was forced to an emergency
landing. Besides the six members of the main crew there was a standby
crew of six members. The plane was to carry out another flight from
Sharja but after the landing the 12 people on board hardly left the
ship on time, for the plane ignited and burnt down.
According to the press service of the Civil Aviation, Felix Avia is
registered in the Republic of Armenia and transports goods by cargo
planes only. The accident happened during a charter flight.