Bucarest – Timisoara

On August 13, 1991 at 11:53 PM, Bucarest – Timisoara experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by TAROM - Transporturile Aeriene Române, with the event recorded near Uricani Hunedoara.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Bucharest-Otopeni Airport at 2316LT on a cargo flight to Timisoara, carrying five crew members and four mechanics who were dispatched in Timisoara to repair another aircraft. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 6,100 metres, the crew reported his position and the ETA was fixed at 0003LT. After being cleared to descend to 2,440 metres, the crew changed his frequency and contacted Timisoara Approach. After passing over Faget, the crew was cleared to descend to 1,800 metres when radar and radio contacts were lost. The aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Retezat Mountain Range, about 18 km northwest of Uricani and 130 km southeast of Timisoara Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YR-IMH, MSN 185 0083 01, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.3290°, 23.1150°.