Istanbul - Bucharest - Budapest

On September 21, 1977 at 04:59 PM, Istanbul - Bucharest - Budapest experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by Malév Hungarian Airlines - Magyar Légiközlekedési Vallalat, with the event recorded near Urziceni Ialomi<U+021B>a.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

53 people were known to be on board, 29 fatalities were recorded, 24 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 54.7%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 45, passenger fatalities: 21, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration HA-LBC, MSN 8 35 06 05, year of manufacture 1968.