Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, May 9, 1992, Sisian
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on May 9, 1992 near Sisian, Syunik, Armenia with no fatalities. Cause: Damage in flight from an attack, reported to be by an...
- Date: May 9, 1992
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Sisian, Syunik, Armenia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Damage in flight from an attack, reported to be by an Azerbaijani Su-25; this attribution is the reported account and not an established finding.
A Ararat Avia Yak-40 carrying refugees from Stepanakert to Yerevan was damaged in flight, and two engines failed with smoke in the cabin. The crew diverted to Sisian, where the aircraft landed on its belly, slid, left the runway and burned. All 33 occupants got out, though both pilots were slightly injured.