Air disaster

Armavia Flight 967

3 May 2006 · 43.45° N, 39.96° E

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When
3 May 2006
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
43.45° N, 39.96° E
Description
3 May 2006 air crash in Sochi, Russia
Deaths
113
Cause
controlled flight into terrain

Armavia Flight 967

2006 aviation accident in the Black Sea

Armavia Flight 967 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Armavia from Zvartnots International Airport, Zvartnots in Armenia to Sochi, a Black Sea coastal resort city in Russia. On 3 May 2006, the aircraft operating the route, an Airbus A320, crashed into the sea while attempting a go-around following its first approach to Sochi airport; all 113 aboard were killed.

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