Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
Status:Preliminary
Date:16 JAN 2009
Time:15:35
Type:IAI 1126 Galaxy
Operator:Ion Tiriac Air
Registration: YR-TIG
C/n / msn: 012
First flight: 1999
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Oradea Airport (OMR) (Romania)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP/LROP), Romania
Destination airport:Oradea Airport (OMR/LROD), Romania
Narrative:
The Galaxy corporate jet sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident upon landing at Oradea Airport (OMR).

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photo of IAI 1126 Galaxy YR-TIG
 

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 Oradea Airport as the crow flies is 421 km (263 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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