MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN YEREVAN, KILLS PILOT
Interfax
Nov 4 2008
Russia
One man was killed as a military helicopter Mi-24 crashed at the
Yerevan airport Erebuni at about 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday,
Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Seiran Shakhsuvarian told
Interfax.
"The helicopter belonging to the Armenian armed forces overturned
and crashed during preparations for a planned training flight,
which killed pilot Cap. Arshak Nersisian, who was on the runway,"
Shakhsuvarian said.
A criminal case has been opened into the incident, he said.
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