Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 February 1970
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24V
Owner/operator: Tarom, lsf Romanian Government
Registration Number: YR-AMT
Location: Vladeasa mountain group –
ÿ Romania
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Antonov 24B passenger planeAntonov 24B passenger plane
Category: Accident
An Antonov 24B passenger plane, YR-AMT, crashed in the Vladeasa mountain group, Romania, resulting in the deaths of all six crew members and seven passengers.An Antonov 24B passenger plane, YR-AMT, crashed in the Vladeasa mountain group, Romania, resulting in the deaths of all six crew members and seven passengers.
Description
An Antonov 24B passenger plane, YR-AMT, was destroyed when it flew into a mountainside in the Vladeasa mountain group, Romania. All six crew members and seven passengers died instantly. All but one of the surviving passengers later died before rescuers were able to reach the wreckage. Tarom flight RO35 had departed Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP) on a domestic flight to Oradea Airport (OMR). The flight descended in poor visibility conditions until it struck tree tops on a mountainside. It then impacted a mountain slope and broke up.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Mountainfall due to a collision with tree tops during descent.Mountainfall due to a collision with tree tops during descent.Share on:
