Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Constanţa: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 25, 1982
Operator:
Registration:
YR-BMD
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Constanţa - Constanţa
MSN:
57310202
YOM:
1975
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew arrived at Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu Airport from Bucharest to complete a local training mission. On final approach, at an altitude of about 40 meters, the airplane banked left to an angle of 40° then lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the feathering system on the left engine which caused the propeller to go to ground pitch while the crew was simulating a failure of the left engine.
