Boeing 737-300 crash, Dec 30, 2007, Bucharest-Otopeni-Hen...
Boeing 737-300 accident on December 30, 2007 near Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă, București, Romania with no fatalities. Cause: Takeoff was authorised...
- Date: December 30, 2007
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
- Location: Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă, București, Romania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Takeoff was authorised without runway clearance. Controller errors, poor coordination between tower and ground control, and incomplete application of low visibility procedures were identified by the investigators.
A TAROM Boeing 737 starting a charter to Sharm el-Sheikh began its takeoff roll on runway 08R in dense fog. Maintenance workers and their vehicles had been cleared onto the runway, and the tower received no reply when it asked if the runway was clear. The jet struck a van with its left engine and landing gear, and the van was destroyed. All occupants evacuated without injury.