Bucharest - Bucharest
Flight / Schedule
Bucharest - Bucharest
Aircraft
Ilyushin II-18Registration
YR-IMI
MSN
185 0083 02
Year of Manufacture
1965
Date
April 21, 1977 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coanda Bucure<U+0219>ti
Region
Europe • Romania
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 21, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Bucharest - Bucharest experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by TAROM - Transporturile Aeriene Române, with the event recorded near Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coanda Bucure<U+0219>ti.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Bucharest-Otopeni Airport consisting of touch-and-go manoeuvres. Upon touchdown, the four engine airplane landed hard and bounced. It went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration YR-IMI, MSN 185 0083 02, year of manufacture 1965.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Bucharest-Otopeni Airport consisting of touch-and-go manoeuvres. Upon touchdown, the four engine airplane landed hard and bounced. It went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
5
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Bucharest - Bucharest
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Romania