Boeing 707 crash, Jan 10, 1991, Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri C...
Boeing 707 accident on January 10, 1991 near Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă, București, Romania with no fatalities. Cause: The left engines struck the...
- Date: January 10, 1991
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă, București, Romania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The left engines struck the runway during a roll on short final, which ruptured a fuel line and led to fire. The official investigation cause was not found.
The Romanian presidential Boeing 707 was flying a test sequence at Bucharest-Otopeni ahead of an official flight to China when it rolled left on short final. Its left engines struck the runway, a fuel line ruptured and the fuel ignited. The crew stopped the burning aircraft on a taxiway, and all 13 occupants escaped uninjured.