Bucharest – Nicosia – Tel Aviv
Flight / Schedule
Bucharest – Nicosia – Tel Aviv
Aircraft
Ilyushin II-18Registration
YR-IMB
MSN
181 0037 02
Year of Manufacture
1961
Date
February 24, 1962 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Paphos Paphos
Region
Europe • Cyprus
Coordinates
34.8103°, 32.4097°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On February 24, 1962 at 12:00 AM, Bucharest – Nicosia – Tel Aviv experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by TAROM - Transporturile Aeriene Române, with the event recorded near Paphos Paphos.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
87 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 87 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 79, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. 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 Hutanu, stewardess, Elena Frâncu, stewardess, Elisabeta Crâsmaru, stewardess.
Aircraft reference details include registration YR-IMB, MSN 181 0037 02, year of manufacture 1961.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.8103°, 32.4097°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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 Hutanu, stewardess, Elena Frâncu, stewardess, Elisabeta Crâsmaru, stewardess.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
79
Estimated Survivors
87
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 87
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Bucharest – Nicosia – Tel Aviv
Flight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Cyprus
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