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'''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 Aerospace|Bombardier]] [[Canadair Regional Jet]] carrying 18 passengers and three crew crashed and burst into flames shortly after [[takeoff|take off]] from [[Zvartnots International Airport]] near [[Yerevan]], the capital of [[Armenia]].
'''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 Aerospace|Bombardier]] [[Canadair Regional Jet]] carrying 18 passengers and three crew crashed and burst into flames shortly after [[takeoff|take off]] from [[Zvartnots International Airport]] near [[Yerevan]], the capital of [[Armenia]].


The jet hit its left wing on the runway during takeoff, crashed to the ground, flipped over, and came to rest inverted near the runway. All passengers and crew managed to escape the aircraft before it erupted into flames, partly due to the timely response of the fire and rescue crews. There were no fatalities, but seven people were taken to hospital for treatment.

== Aircraft and crew ==
[[File:Belavia Bombardier CRJ-100ER Ates-1.jpg|thumb|EW-101PJ, the aircraft involved in the accident.]]
[[File:Belavia Bombardier CRJ-100ER Ates-1.jpg|thumb|EW-101PJ, the aircraft involved in the accident.]]
The [[aircraft]] involved, {{airreg|EW|101PJ}} (MSN 7316), was a 50-seat [[Bombardier CRJ200|Bombardier CRJ100ER]].<ref name="armradio">
{{cite news |url=http://www.armradio.am/news/?part=soc&id=11878 |title=CRJ-100 plane of Belavia burns at Zvartnots airport |work=ArmRadio|accessdate=2008-02-15 |date=2008-02-14 |url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531152804/http://www.armradio.am/news/?part=soc&id=11878
|archivedate=2011-05-31
}}</ref> It was a fairly new member of the fleet since it was leased by the airline and delivered in February 2007. The aircraft was built in 1999.<ref name="planespotters.net">{{cite news |url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Canadair/CRJ-100-Series/7316,EW-101PJ-Belavia.php |title=Aircraft details |work=planespotters.net |accessdate=2012-04-16 |date=2011-04-29 |archive-date=2011-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129023958/http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Canadair/CRJ-100-Series/7316,EW-101PJ-Belavia.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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.<ref name="finalreportru">{{cite web|author=|date=2009-06-04|title=Final Report of Belavia Flight 1834|url=http://www.mak.ru/russian/investigations/2008/report_ew-101pj.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216200754/http://www.mak.ru/russian/investigations/2008/report_ew-101pj.pdf|archive-date=2012-02-16|access-date=2009-08-31|publisher=[[Interstate Aviation Committee]]}}</ref>
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.<ref name="finalreportru">{{cite web|author=|date=2009-06-04|title=Final Report of Belavia Flight 1834|url=http://www.mak.ru/russian/investigations/2008/report_ew-101pj.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216200754/http://www.mak.ru/russian/investigations/2008/report_ew-101pj.pdf|archive-date=2012-02-16|access-date=2009-08-31|publisher=[[Interstate Aviation Committee]]}}</ref><ref name="alaskareport">{{cite news |url=http://alaskareport.com/news28/z49113_yerevan_plane_crash.php |title=Plane crashes in Armenia's capital | work=Alaska Report |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-02-15 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080217172338/http://alaskareport.com/news28/z49113_yerevan_plane_crash.php| archivedate= 17 February 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>


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.<ref name="PanoramBlack">{{cite news |url=http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2008/02/14/armenians/ |title=Black Boxes Being Transcribed |work=Panorama.am |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
== Crash ==
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Gayane Davtyan, a spokeswoman for the [[General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia]] said that the jet, operated by the Belarusian airline [[Belavia]], hit its left wing on the runway during takeoff and erupted into flames.<ref name="alaskareport">
{{cite news |url=http://alaskareport.com/news28/z49113_yerevan_plane_crash.php |title=Plane crashes in Armenia's capital | work=Alaska Report |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-02-15 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080217172338/http://alaskareport.com/news28/z49113_yerevan_plane_crash.php| archivedate= 17 February 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>


None of the 21 occupants were killed, although seven passengers received serious injuries.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
Fire and rescue crews were reportedly on site within 50 seconds. The passengers also helped the crew members out of the cockpit.<ref name="PanoramBlack">{{cite news |url=http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2008/02/14/armenians/ |title=Black Boxes Being Transcribed |work=Panorama.am |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>


Yerevan's Zvartnots airport was temporarily closed after the crash, which took place at 04:15 local time.<ref name="alaskareport"/> As of 10:30 local time, the airport was still closed while arrivals were being diverted to [[Gyumri|Gyumri's]] [[Shirak Airport]]. The first plane expected to land at Zvartnots was from Tehran at 11:30 local time.<ref name="armradio"/>{{update inline|date=July 2018}}

None of the 21 occupants were killed, although seven passengers received serious injuries.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
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Belavia Flight 1834
Wreckage of the CRJ100 after the accident
Accident
Date14 February 2008 (2008-02-14)
SummaryLoss of control following stall shortly after take-off
SiteZvartnots International Airport, Yerevan, Armenia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBombardier CRJ100ER
OperatorBelavia
IATA flight No.B21834
ICAO flight No.BRU1834
Call signBELAVIA 1834
RegistrationEW-101PJ
Flight originZvartnots International Airport
Yerevan, Armenia
DestinationMinsk National Airport
Minsk, Belarus
Occupants21
Passengers18
Crew3
Fatalities0
Injuries7[1]
Survivors21

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.

EW-101PJ, the aircraft involved in the accident.

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]

Investigation

Initial speculation pointed to icing on the wings which caused the left wing to stall upon lift-off. Icing conditions were reported at the airport during the crash, and the CRJs are very prone to wing contamination and icing since they do not have any leading edge devices.[5]

Investigation teams from the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia, from Belarus, and from Bombardier participated in the investigation to determine the probable cause of the accident.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Final report, section 1.2, page 12.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Plane crashes in Armenia's capital". Alaska Report. 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  4. ^ "Black Boxes Being Transcribed". Panorama.am. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  5. ^ Tanner, Clinton E. (September 2007). "The effect of Wing Leading Edge Contamination on the Stall Characteristics of aircraft". SAE Aircraft and Engine Icing International Conference, Session: Airplane De / Anti-icing Operations - Part I. Seville, Spain: SAE. doi:10.4271/2007-01-3286.
  6. ^ Kaminski–Morrow, David (2008-02-15). "Crashed Belavia CRJ rolled left after becoming airborne". Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)