Bucharest - Cluj

On September 5, 1986 at 12:00 AM, Bucharest - Cluj experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by TAROM - Transporturile Aeriene Române, with the event recorded near Cluj-Napoca Cluj.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

55 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 52 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 5.5%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 50, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration YR-AMF, MSN 27307902, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.7792°, 23.6315°.