Antonov AN-24 crash, Feb 22, 1996 (10 killed), Baia Mare
Antonov AN-24 accident on February 22, 1996 near Baia Mare, Maramureș, Romania with 10 fatalities. Cause: The accident resulted from an incorrect...
- Date: February 22, 1996
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Baia Mare, Maramureș, Romania
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The accident resulted from an incorrect execution of the turn to magnetic heading 276 degrees during the approach, according to the official investigation, which led to the aircraft descending too low.
A Romanian Civil Aviation Authority An-24 was flying a calibration flight to check the precision approach radar and IFR equipment at Satu Mare and Baia Mare. On a fourth approach to Baia Mare, after the crew was told weather was deteriorating with snow and 3 km visibility, the aircraft descended too low, struck trees and crashed into a house about 7.5 km short of runway 28. All eight aboard and two people in the house were killed, and a third person on the ground was injured.