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Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander in Petreasa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 2014 at 1547 LT
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
YR-BNP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bucharest - Oradea
MSN:
822
YOM:
1977
Flight number:
111
Location:
Petreasa
Alba
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
15261
Captain / Total hours on type:
42.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
886
Copilot / Total hours on type:
21
Aircraft flight hours:
3335
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Bucharest-Baneasa Airport on an ambulance flight to Oradea, carrying a medical team, one patient and two pilots. Doctors should go to Oradea to obtain transplant organs from a patient who just passed away. While cruising at an altitude of 6,300 feet vertical to the Apuseni Mountain Range, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with icing conditions but continued when both engines lost power and failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a snowy and wooded hillside at an altitude of 1,400 metres. A pilot and a passenger were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure in flight due to carburetor icing. The following contributing factors were identified:
- Erroneous assessment of the risk factors specific to the conduct of this flight,
- Lack of crew experience on this type of aircraft,
- Erroneous decision of the captain to continue the flight in meteorological conditions that caused the carburetor icing,
- Erroneous decision of the captain to continue to fly for a long period of time in icing conditions,
- Erroneous decision of the captain to continue the mission under the AMA, under conditions of BMI flight according to IFR flight rules,
- Erroneous decision of the crew to initiate the flight while the total weight of the aircraft was above MTOW and the CofG was outside the prescribed limits.
Final Report:

Crash of a Let L-410UVP-E4 in Iaşi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 2005 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Let L-410
Operator:
Registration:
HA-LAR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Budapest – Bucharest – Iaşi
MSN:
87 19 23
YOM:
1987
Location:
Iași
Iași
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a mail flight from Bucharest-Băneasa Airport to Iaşi on behalf of the National Romanian Postal Service. On board were two pilots and a load of 310 kilos of mail. On approach to runway 15, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather conditions and initiated a go-around procedure. During the second attempt to land, at an altitude of 2,700 feet, the crew informed ATC he would make a right turn outbound when the aircraft entered a left circuit and descended until it crashed in a wooded area located 300 metres west of the tower. The aircraft was totally destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Baia Mare: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1996 at 1340 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
YR-BMK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Calibration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bucarest – Satu Mare – Baia Mare
MSN:
7 73 108 03
YOM:
1977
Location:
Baia Mare
Maramureș
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Captain / Total flying hours:
7402
Captain / Total hours on type:
1456.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
383
Copilot / Total hours on type:
217
Aircraft flight hours:
10437
Aircraft flight cycles:
5987
Circumstances:
The aircraft, operated by the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority (Autoritatea Aeronautică Civilă Romănă) departed Bucharest-Băneasa Airport on a calibration flight to Satu Mare and Baia Mare Airports, carrying five passengers and three crew members. The goal of the operation was to calibrate the precision approach radar and the IFR equipment at both Satu Mare and Baia Mare Airports. The mission at Satu Mare was completed successfully and the crew continued to Baia Mare Airport located about 43 km to the east. Following three successful approaches, the crew initiated a fourth descent when he was informed by ATC about the deterioration of the weather conditions with snow falls and a reduced visibility to 3 km. On approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck trees and crashed onto a house located about 7,5 km short of runway 28. The aircraft and the house were destroyed. All eight occupants were killed as well as two people in the house. A third people on the ground was injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was the consequence of an incorrect execution of the turn to the magnetic heading of 276°.
Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Cluj-Napoca: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
YR-AMF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bucharest - Cluj
MSN:
27307902
YOM:
1972
Location:
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
50
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
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.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander in Nucet: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1977
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
YR-BNI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bucharest - Bucharest
MSN:
776
YOM:
1970
Location:
Nucet
Dâmbovița
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew departed Bucharest-Băneasa Airport for a training mission. While flying at a low altitude, the twin engine airplane struck power cables and crashed in flames in an open field. All five occupants were killed.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14P in Cugir: 32 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1964 at 2026 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
YR-ILB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Timişoara – Bucharest
MSN:
1460 009 26
YOM:
1960
Location:
Cugir
Alba
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
28
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
32
Circumstances:
On the flight from Timişoara to Bucharest, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and a landing at Băneasa Airport was impossible. ATC rerouted the crew to Craiova Airport but again, landing was not possible there so the crew was vectored to an airport in the north of the country. En route, the airplane encountered strong downdrafts and severe turbulences, causing the fuselage to fail. The airplane disintegrated in the air and crashed about 2 km south of Cugir. The debris were found on a large area in a field and a wooded area as well, some 55 km west of Sibiu. All 32 occupants have been killed. At the time of the accident, a storm was affecting most of the Romanian airspace and the flying conditions were considered as poor.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight caused by severe downdrafts and turbulences coming from a thunderstorm activity caused a structural failure of the fuselage while the crew was attempting to maintain the aircraft in a flat attitude. The airplane disintegrated in the air and crashed.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Bucharest: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
YR-TAV
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Constanta – Bucharest
MSN:
184 238 01
YOM:
1951
Location:
Bucharest-Băneasa
București
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed on final approach to Bucharest-Baneasa Airport. Three passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3G2-227 in Mt Găină: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1940 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
YR-PIF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bucharest – Arad – Budapest – Vienna
MSN:
1986
YOM:
1937
Location:
Mt Găină
Arad
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
En route from Bucharest-Băneasa to Arad, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity, hail and turbulences. The airplane deviated from the prescribed route by 100 km when, in low visibility, it collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Găină located in the Apuseni Mountain range, Carpathians. The wreckage was found some 70 km southwest of Cluj-Napoca. Eight passengers and three crew members were killed while nine other people were injured.
Those killed were:
Crew:
Gheorghe Dodani, pilot,
George Irimescu, mechanic,
Dumitru Ianculescu, radio operator.
Passengers:
Heinrich Göring,
Virgil Cherciu,
Peter F. Feld,
Dumitru Zaharescu,
Paul Emil Lindau,
Fabritius Helnicit,
Ottmar Weise-Ulog,
Valter Gugenbergen.
Probable cause:
According to officials, the accident was caused by a navigational error on the part of the crew, widely favored by poor weather conditions and the lack of sufficient visibility.

Crash of a Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra in Bucharest

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Operator:
Registration:
SP-BPL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Warsaw - Bucharest
MSN:
1493
YOM:
1939
Location:
Bucharest-Băneasa
București
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while approaching Bucharest-Băneasa Airport. Occupant fate unknown. It seems the flight was unauthorized.

Ground fire of a Lockheed 14H Super Electra in Bucharest

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Operator:
Registration:
SP-BNJ
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lydda – Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Bucharest – Warsaw
MSN:
1424
YOM:
1938
Location:
Bucharest-Băneasa
București
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight, the crew landed at Bucarest-Băneasa Airport. While taxiing to join his parking place, a sudden fire erupted. The crew stopped the airplane on the taxiway and all seven occupants evacuated safely before the aircraft would be totally destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Undetermined fire during taxiing.
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