| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 03, 2006 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Location: | Off Sochi, Russia |
| Operator: | Armavia |
| Flight #: | 967 |
| Route: | Yerevan, Armenia - Sochi, Russia |
| AC Type: | Airbus A320-211 |
| Registration: | EK-32009 |
| cn / ln: | 547 |
| Aboard: | 113 (passengers:105 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 113 (passengers:105 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The jetliner crashed into the Black Sea and broke up in driving rain and low visibility after making a second attempt to land. The plane disappeared from radar screens just under four miles from shore and crashed after making a turn and heading toward Adler airport for a landing. Pilot error. The pilots of the Airbus-320 allowed the plane to descend too low as it faced bad weather on its approach to the airport. |
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