Tupolev TU-154 crash, Dec 5, 1992, Yerevan-Zvartnots
Tupolev TU-154 accident on December 5, 1992 near Yerevan-Zvartnots, Armavir, Armenia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew mistook the runway edge lights...
- Date: December 5, 1992
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Yerevan-Zvartnots, Armavir, Armenia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew mistook the runway edge lights for the centerline lights and landed misaligned to the right of the runway.
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154B landing at Yerevan-Zvartnots in poor weather was not aligned with the runway centerline. The aircraft drifted to the right, left the runway and struck a concrete wall. All 154 people on board evacuated safely, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.