Airbus A310 crash, Mar 31, 1995 (60 killed), Bucharest-Ot...
Airbus A310 accident on March 31, 1995 near Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă, București, Romania with 60 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control following...
- Date: March 31, 1995
- Aircraft: Airbus A310
- Location: Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă, București, Romania
- Fatalities: 60
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control following engine thrust asymmetry and inadequate corrective action in the cockpit; the reported contributing factors, including possible pilot incapacitation and a cockpit instrument difference, are disputed.
A TAROM Airbus A310 departing Bucharest-Otopeni for Brussels lost control shortly after takeoff. Thrust asymmetry developed between the engines, the aircraft banked steeply, and it entered a dive before hitting the ground nearly nose-down. All 60 people on board were killed, making it one of Romania's worst air disasters.