Yerevan - Krasnodar

On October 21, 1998 at 01:15 PM, Yerevan - Krasnodar experienced a crash involving Yakovlev Yak-40, operated by Ararat Avia, with the event recorded near Yerevan-Erebuni Yerevan.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

37 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 33 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 10.8%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 4.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll at Yerevan-Erebuni Airport, at a speed of 95 km/h, the captain saw a military bus entering the runway. He made a first turn to the right then a second to the left to avoid the collision when the right wing struck the minibus while the aircraft was at a speed of 110 km/h. Upon impact, the minibus was destroyed and the aircraft came to a halt 300 metres further with its right wing partially torn off. All 37 occupants on board the aircraft escaped uninjured. Among the 10 people on the bus, four were killed and six were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration EK-88272, MSN 9 72 10 53, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.1557°, 44.5106°.