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Crash of a Tupolev TU-154B-1 off Nouadhibou: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 7, 1980 at 0304 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YR-TPH
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bucharest – Nouadhibou
MSN:
78A277
YOM:
1978
Crew on board:
16
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
162
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On a night approach to Nouadhibou Airport, the crew encountered limited visibility. When the aircraft reached the decision height of 300 feet on final, a missed approach procedure was initiated when the captain thought he had a visual contact with the runway. He decided to continue the approach when the airplane contacted water and crashed into the sea less than one km short of runway threshold. A passenger was killed while 18 others were injured. The airplane was destroyed,
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain (water) after the crew continued the approach after passing the decision height in marginal and limited visibility.
Crash of a BAc 111-424EU in Constanţa: 19 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 7, 1970
Operator:
Registration:
YR-BCA
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tel Aviv – Bucharest
MSN:
130
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
In flight from Tel Aviv to Bucharest, the crew was informed about bad weather at destination and was rerouted to Constanţa, about 200 km east of Bucharest. While approaching Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog. Descending too low, the airplane struck the ground and crashed in a field located about 5 km short of runway. Eight occupants were injured while 19 others were killed.
Probable cause:
The visibility was limited due to fog and the crew continued the approach below the minimum descent altitude (MDA), in violation of the published procedures.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24B on Mt Vlădeasa: 20 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 4, 1970 at 1345 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YR-AMT
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bucharest - Oradea
MSN:
7 73 033 10
YOM:
1967
Flight number:
RO035
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
The crew departed Bucharest-Otopeni Airport at 1300LT bound for Oradea. While descending in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck tree tops, stalled and crashed in a snow covered hill located in the Vlădeasa Mountain Range, about 73 km southeast of Oradea Airport. The wreckage was found three days later and a passenger was found alive while 20 other occupants were killed. The survivor told rescuers that at least eight other people survived the crash but later died due to extreme low temperature.
Probable cause:
Premature descent on part of the flying crew, causing the aircraft to pass below the minimum prescribed altitude. This resulted in a controlled flight into terrain. The lack of visibility due to marginal weather was considered as a contributing factor.
Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Paphos
Date & Time:
Feb 24, 1962
Operator:
Registration:
YR-IMB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bucharest – Nicosia – Tel Aviv
MSN:
181 0037 02
YOM:
1961
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
79
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a charter flight from Bucharest to Tel Aviv with an intermediate stop at Nicosia. En route at 7,000 meters about 70 km off the Cyprus coast, the power on engine one, two and three dropped. Shortly later, at an altitude of 3,100 meters about 45 km offshore, the engine number four also lost power. The crew elected to divert to Paphos Airport but eventually completed a wheels up landing in a field. All 87 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Virgil Georgescu, pilot,
Nicolae Anghel,copilot,
Boris Ferderber, navigator,
Mircea Trandafir, mechanic,
Emilian Rotaru, radio operator,
Viorica Huţanu, stewardess,
Elena Frâncu, stewardess,
Elisabeta Crâşmaru, stewardess.
Crew:
Virgil Georgescu, pilot,
Nicolae Anghel,copilot,
Boris Ferderber, navigator,
Mircea Trandafir, mechanic,
Emilian Rotaru, radio operator,
Viorica Huţanu, stewardess,
Elena Frâncu, stewardess,
Elisabeta Crâşmaru, stewardess.
Probable cause:
Power loss on all four engine in flight.
Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Plouznice: 13 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 21, 1947 at 1800 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YR-TAI
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bucharest – Prague
MSN:
184 235 09
YOM:
1946
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
Enroute from Bucharest to Prague, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds. The pilot lost his orientation due to fog and decided to reduce his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a dense wooded area. Thirteen passengers were rescued, among them Arel Grigoresco, ambassador of Romania in Prague, while thirteen other occupants were killed, among them all five crew members.
Probable cause:
Due to poor weather conditions, the crew decided to fly at an insufficient altitude, neglecting navigational rules. It appears that radio failed in flight, which was considered as a contributory factor.
Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide in Bucharest
Date & Time:
Jul 17, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
YR-DNC
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6338
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Bucharest. No casualties.
Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mg4e off Odessa: 9 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 13, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
G6+GW
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bucharest - Mykolaiv
MSN:
6857
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bucharest on a flight to Mykolaiv. Approaching Odessa, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the sea. All nine occupants were killed. In 2009, the wreckage was found by a depth of 23 metres off Odessa.
Crew:
Lt Horst Ringel, pilot,
Oblt Axel von Jena, observer,
Ofw Wilhelm Möller, radio operator,
Ofw Alfred Volkmann, mechanic,
Ofw Johann Wichert, mechanic.
Passengers:
Uffz Emil Krebs
Ogfr Karl Kroh,
Cpt Karl Mack,
Owm Zink.
Crew:
Lt Horst Ringel, pilot,
Oblt Axel von Jena, observer,
Ofw Wilhelm Möller, radio operator,
Ofw Alfred Volkmann, mechanic,
Ofw Johann Wichert, mechanic.
Passengers:
Uffz Emil Krebs
Ogfr Karl Kroh,
Cpt Karl Mack,
Owm Zink.
Crash of a Douglas DC-3-227 in Bucharest
Date & Time:
Jun 19, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
YR-PAF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bucharest – Sofia
MSN:
1986
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, the airplane stalled and crashed by the runway. All 18 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was wrecked. The cause of the occurrence remains unknown.
