Narrative:
Crashed following a simulated engine failure when a flight crew member raised the flaps too soon.
accident date: 09-02-1989
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: YR-TPJ
accident date: 09-02-1989
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: YR-TPJ
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 9 February 1989 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator: | Tarom |
| Registration: | YR-TPJ |
| MSN: | 80A408 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP) ( Romania)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP/LROP), Romania |
| Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP/LROP), Romania |
Crashed following a simulated engine failure when a flight crew member raised the flaps too soon.
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accident date: 09-02-1989
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: YR-TPJ
accident date: 09-02-1989
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
registration: YR-TPJ
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport to Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport as the crow flies is 19874 km (12421 miles).
Distance from Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport to Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport as the crow flies is 19874 km (12421 miles).
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