Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Oct 21, 1998 (4 killed), Yerevan-E...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on October 21, 1998 near Yerevan-Erebuni, Yerevan, Armenia with 4 fatalities. Cause: The crew was cleared for takeoff while...
- Date: October 21, 1998
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Yerevan-Erebuni, Yerevan, Armenia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew was cleared for takeoff while the bus crossed the runway without contacting the tower or checking for traffic, and ATC was unaware of the bus.
A Yak-40 charter from Yerevan to Krasnodar was taking off when its right wing struck a military minibus that had crossed the runway without clearance. The bus was destroyed and the aircraft stopped 300 metres further on. Four bus occupants died and six were seriously hurt, while all 37 aboard the aircraft were uninjured.