- TAROM Flight 371
Infobox Airliner accident
name = TAROM Flight 371
Date =31 March 1995
Type = Mechanical failure followed bypilot error
Site =Baloteşti ,Romania
Fatalities = 60
Injuries = 0
Aircraft Type= Airbus A310-324
Operator =TAROM
Tail Number = airreg|YR|LCC|disaster
Passengers = 50
Crew = 10
Survivors = 0TAROM Flight 371 was an
Airbus A310 that crashed nearBaloteşti inRomania on31 March 1995 . It was a flight fromBucharest 's main Otopeni airport toBrussels .The flight crashed shortly after it took off. Two main reasons are indicated: first the throttle of the starboard engine jammed, remaining in takeoff thrust, while the other engine reduced slowly to idle, creating an asymmetrical thrust condition that ultimately caused the aircraft to roll over and crash. Second, the crew failed to respond to the thrust asymmetry. The captain did not say anything on the flight recording during the emergency and it was concluded that he was either incapacitated or missing from his seat. The first officer expressed concern (it's not clear whether about the captain or the aircraft attitude) and attempted a recovery just some seconds before the crash. The name of the aircraft was "Muntenia", named after the region of Romania.
None of the 10 crew and 50 passengers survived.
ee also
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List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners External links
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950331-0 Aviation-safety.net accident description]
* [http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1995/1995-18.htm Planecrashinfo description]
* [http://www.baaa-acro.com/Immatriculations/YR%20-%20Roumanie.htm Romanian (YR) air incidents at baaa-acro.com]
* [http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=03311995®=YR-LCC&airline=Tarom Tarom Flight 371 at airdisaster.com]
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