Narrative:
The Tupolev crew couldn't see the runway while descending through the 90 m decision height. A missed approach procedure was initiated when the pilot felt contact with the what he thought was ground, but was actually water, 300 m short of the runway.
» Soviet Transports
accident date: 07-08-1980
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-1
registration: YR-TPH
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 7 August 1980 |
| Time: | 03:04 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B-1 |
| Operator: | Tarom |
| Registration: | YR-TPH |
| MSN: | 78A277 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 152 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 168 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Nouadhibou Airport (NDB) ( Mauritania)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP/LROP), Romania |
| Nouadhibou Airport (NDB/GQPP), Mauritania |
The Tupolev crew couldn't see the runway while descending through the 90 m decision height. A missed approach procedure was initiated when the pilot felt contact with the what he thought was ground, but was actually water, 300 m short of the runway.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/94 (#94)» Soviet Transports
Photos
accident date: 07-08-1980
type: Tupolev Tu-154B-1
registration: YR-TPH
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 Nouadhibou Airport as the crow flies is 4700 km (2938 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport to Nouadhibou Airport as the crow flies is 4700 km (2938 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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