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    BLACK BOXES BEING TRANSCRIBED

    Panorama.am
    20:07 14/02/2008

    Yerevan-Minsk flight plane underwent an accident at 4:19 local
    time. The airplane belonged to Belavia.

    While leaving airport Zvartnots, the crew informed the flight conductor
    that the airplane is leaning towards left. Rising up by 4 to 5 meters,
    the airplane turned to the left side. It kept on going along the
    whole flight line. This information was released by Civil Aviation
    General Department (CAGD) Head Artiom Movsisyan.

    In his words, two of the passengers helped the crew to open the
    door. Fire started after the plane turned to the left. Fifty seconds
    after the accident, fire brigade arrived.

    "Our losses are the minimum," Movsisyan mentioned also saying "there
    was no explosion but some have heard noise." Airplane fuel poured on
    the ground.

    The fire service has been under the subordination of the airport
    for one year and the company has made an investment totaling $3,500
    million for the establishment of the service.

    In Movsisyan's words, the weather was dry. There are no problems
    connected with the Armenian party. The airplane passed technical
    observation in February. The plane is of 1999 production with a
    capacity to carry 48 passengers. The pilots have worked with the
    plan for one year. The Byelorussian pilots have passed medical check
    ups before the flight and no irregularities were reported. The
    transcription of the black boxes has started. However, it is not
    clear how much information has been preserved.

    The Armenian Aviation authorities plan to invite the International
    Aviation Committee for investigation.

    Movsisyan said the Armenian party is not well acquainted with that
    type of airplanes.

    According to CAGD information, Byelorussian, Ukrainian and Russian
    citizens each, 5 Georgia and 10 Armenian passengers were on board. The
    embassies of the countries were notified. Zvartnots started its normal
    work at 11 o'clock.
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