NO VICTIMS AS RESULT OF ARMENIAN PLANE ACCIDENT NEAR TEHRAN: FOUR CREW MEMBERS RECEIVE SLIGHT INJURIES

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 29 2006

TEHRAN, MARCH 29, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. According to the
information provided by the Armenian embassy in Tehran, at 16:50 hours
local time the AN-12 cargo aircraft, owned to the Armenia-based Fenix
company and used to operate Sharzha-Karaj charter flight, collided
with a flock of birds when taking off the Karaj airport, as a result
of which three of the aircraft’s four engines were damaged. The crew
of 12 members (11 are Armenian citizens, one is an Ukrainian citizen)
managed to make an emergency landing near Karaj. Four crew members
received slight injuries as a result of the accident and were admitted
to hospital where they were kept under medical control. Their health
condition was evaluated as satisfactory and they were taken to a
hotel. According to the RA MFA Press and Information Department,
immediately after the accident some representtaives of the RA embassy
in Tehran went to Karaj and took joint steps with the local authorities
to provide aid to the crew members and regulate the issues related to
the aircraft. In connection with the accident, the RA MFA is keeping
touch with the Armenian embassy in Tehran.