Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Cluj-Napoca: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 5, 1986
Operator:
Registration:
YR-AMF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bucharest - Cluj
MSN:
27307902
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
50
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane landed nose first at Cluj-Napoca Airport. The ground impact was so hard that the cockpit was destroyed and the aircraft came to rest on runway. All three crew members in the cockpit were killed while 52 other occupants were evacuated safely.
