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OFFICIALS: BIRDS CAUSED CRASH OF ARMENIAN CARGO PLANE IN IRAN
AP Worldstream
Mar 29, 2006
The crash of an Armenian cargo plane in Iran was prompted by a
collision with a flock of birds that caused engine failure, the
Armenian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
The Antonov An-12 plane crashed Tuesday on the outskirts of Karaj,
near Tehran, injuring four members of the 12-person crew, according
to Iranian state television.
The plane ran into a flock of birds shortly before the crash, causing
three of its four engines to fail, the Foreign Ministry said, citing
information from the Armenian Embassy in Iran. It referred to the
accident as an emergency landing.
Iranian state television reported Tuesday that the plane was flying
from Armenia to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, but the Armenian
ministry said it was on a charter flight from Sharjah to Karaj. It
said the crew included 11 Armenians and one Ukrainian.
AP Worldstream
Mar 29, 2006
The crash of an Armenian cargo plane in Iran was prompted by a
collision with a flock of birds that caused engine failure, the
Armenian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
The Antonov An-12 plane crashed Tuesday on the outskirts of Karaj,
near Tehran, injuring four members of the 12-person crew, according
to Iranian state television.
The plane ran into a flock of birds shortly before the crash, causing
three of its four engines to fail, the Foreign Ministry said, citing
information from the Armenian Embassy in Iran. It referred to the
accident as an emergency landing.
Iranian state television reported Tuesday that the plane was flying
from Armenia to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, but the Armenian
ministry said it was on a charter flight from Sharjah to Karaj. It
said the crew included 11 Armenians and one Ukrainian.