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Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Cluj-Napoca: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
YR-AMF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bucharest - Cluj
MSN:
27307902
YOM:
1972
Location:
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
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.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Constanţa: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
YR-BMD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Constanţa - Constanţa
MSN:
57310202
YOM:
1975
Location:
Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu
Constanța
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew arrived at Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu Airport from Bucharest to complete a local training mission. On final approach, at an altitude of about 40 meters, the airplane banked left to an angle of 40° then lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the feathering system on the left engine which caused the propeller to go to ground pitch while the crew was simulating a failure of the left engine.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Stupina

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1981
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
YR-PVJ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G175-09
YOM:
1977
Location:
Stupina
Constanța
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying at low height, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an open field. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24V in Arad: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
YR-AMP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bucharest - Arad
MSN:
77303505
YOM:
1967
Location:
Arad
Arad
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On approach to Arad Airport, the airplane stalled and crashed few km from the airfield. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of icing.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24V in Constanţa

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Romanian Government
Registration:
YR-AMV
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bucharest - Constanţa
MSN:
77303507
YOM:
1967
Location:
Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu
Constanța
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu Airport, a fire erupted in the cockpit. The crew was able to continue the approach and to land on runway 18/36. After touchdown, the pilot-in-command completed an emergency braking procedure and stopped the aircraft on the runway. All six occupants evacuated safely before the airplane would be destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire in the cockpit for unknown reasons.

Ground accident of an Ilyushin II-18 in Bucharest

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1977
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Registration:
HA-MOF
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Istanbul - Bucharest - Budapest
MSN:
183 0063 01
YOM:
1963
Flight number:
MA203
Location:
Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă
București
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The approach to Bucharest-Otopeni Airport was completed in heavy rain falls. After landing, the crew vacated runway and was taxiing when the airplane collided with two trucks parked on the taxiway. The pilot stopped the airplane and all occupants were evacuated safely. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that both truck drivers stopped their vehicles at an unauthorized position.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134 in Urziceni: 29 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1977 at 1659 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-134
Operator:
Registration:
HA-LBC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Istanbul - Bucharest - Budapest
MSN:
8 35 06 05
YOM:
1968
Flight number:
MA203
Location:
Urziceni
Ialomița
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
45
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
29
Circumstances:
While descending to Bucharest-Otopeni Airport at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the crew was cleared for a straight-in approach to runway 26 and to descend to 2,000 feet. The airplane lost height and struck the ground. It lost its undercarriage and slid for few hundred meters before coming to rest in flames in an open field located 6,3 km southwest of Urziceni, about 37 km northeast of Otopeni Airport. All eight crew members and 21 passengers were killed while 24 other people were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew failed to realize his approach speed was too low, causing the airplane to lose height and to stall on approach.
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