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    ARMENIAN CIVIL AVIATION AGENCY GIVES DETAILS OF A-320 AIRBUS CRASH NEAR SOCHI

    Regnum, Russia
    May 3 2006

    105 passengers and 8 crew members, including 77 Armenian citizens and
    28 Russian citizens, were aboard the A-320 plane belonging to Armavia
    that crashed in the Black Sea, Head of the Armenian Civil Aviation
    Department Artyom Movsisyan has announce while speaking on May 3 after
    an extraordinary session with the Armenian president on the crash.

    Movsisyan is quoted as saying by a REGNUM correspondent that the airbus
    departed from Yerevan at 01:47 a.m. local time. Because of bad weather
    conditions the captain decided to fly back to Zvartnots Airport
    in Yerevan, however air traffic control of Adler Airport through
    Georgian colleagues conveyed information that weather conditions
    permitted landing. The airbus tried to land again, but because of low
    visibility the captain decided to start a missed approach procedure. At
    03:35 a.m. Yerevan time the aircraft disappeared from radar screens,
    some time later alarm was announced.

    Russian navy and coastal guard found out that the crash occurred in
    a 5 km distance from Sochi coast, the information was submitted to
    the Armenian authorities.

    As Movsisyan said, the airbus (hull No 32009, 1995) was subjected
    to renewal and examination. The plane was insured. Right before
    departure from Yerevan experts from Sabina Technics Company gave a
    positive conclusion about technical conditions of the airbus.

    According to Movsisyan, the plane was filled up with 10 tons of fuel,
    and for a flight to Sochi only 3.5 tons were enough. At present
    moment, the Armenian Civil Aviation Department and Armavia have
    established operative headquarters to investigate details of the
    crash. As Movsisyan noted, the investigation will be carried out by
    Russian agencies in charge.
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