Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 March 1976
Aircraft Type: VEB 14P
Owner/operator: Tarom
Registration Number: YR-ILO
Location: 1 km W of Sibiu Airport (SBZ) –
ÿ Romania
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system)
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during landing at [Airport Name] due to a sudden and unexpected loss of control.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during landing at [Airport Name] due to a sudden and unexpected loss of control.
Description
Crashed 1169 m short of runway 09.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude during landing.Loss of control due to a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude during landing.Share on:
