Tupolev TU-154 crash, Aug 7, 1980 (1 killed), Nouadhibou
Tupolev TU-154 accident on August 7, 1980 near Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania with 1 fatality. Cause: Crew continued the approach after...
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew continued the approach after passing decision height in marginal visibility, resulting in impact with the sea.
On 7 August 1980 a TAROM Tupolev Tu-154B-1 (YR-TPH) on a scheduled flight from Bucharest crashed into the sea short of the runway during a night approach to Nouadhibou, Mauritania. One passenger was killed and 18 others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.