Editing TAROM (section)

==Incidents and accidents==
* On 4 November 1957, a TAROM [[Ilyushin Il-14|Ilyushin Il-14P]] (YR-PCC) operating a government flight from [[Bucharest]] to [[Moscow]] via Kiev, crashed short of the runway at [[Vnukovo International Airport|Vnukovo Airport]], killing four of 16 on board. The aircraft was on approach to Vnukovo Airport when the pilot noticed that the aircraft was too low, however, the aircraft continued its descent until it struck treetops and later crashed. The aircraft was carrying a Romanian delegation consisting of [[Chivu Stoica]], [[Grigore Preoteasa]], [[Alexandru Moghioroș]], [[Ștefan Voitec]], [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]], [[Leonte Răutu]] and Marin Năstase to Moscow. Preoteasa, who apparently was not wearing a safety belt, and three Soviet crew members lost their lives.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=YR-PCC|id=334364|wikibase=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-ilyushin-ii-14p-moscow-4-killed|title=Crash of an Ilyushin Il-14P in Moscow: 4 killed|website=B3A Archives}}</ref>
* On 24 February 1962 an [[Ilyushin Il-18V]], registration YR-IMB, operating on an international scheduled flight from [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest Otopeni Airport]] (OTP) to [[Tel Aviv]] via [[Nicosia]] lost power on all four engines and made a [[belly landing]] on a grassy field in Cyprus. While cruising at {{convert|23,000|ft|0}} over the Mediterranean Sea and {{convert|43| mi|nmi km}} offshore, engine number 3 lost power, followed shortly by number 1 and 2. Then, at {{convert|10,000|ft|0}} and {{convert|27|mi|nmi km}} offshore, engine 4 also quit. All 100 occupants survived. The aircraft was transported to Moscow for repairs, but it never re-entered service.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=Ilyushin Il-18V YR-IMB Paphos |id=19620224-0 |accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref>
* On 16 June 1963, a [[Ilyushin Il-14|VEB 14P]] (YR-ILL) flying from [[Munich-Riem Airport|Munich]] to [[Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport|Constanța]] entered a dive and crashed near the village of [[Békéssámson]], Hungary following engine problems, killing all 31 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=VEB 14P YR-ILL Békéssámson|id=19630616-0|accessdate=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Szekeres András |date=2008-06-15 |title=Légikatasztrófa a répaföld felett – az elfelejtett békéssámsoni tragédia |url=https://www.beol.hu/bekes/kek-hirek-bulvar/legikatasztrofa-a-repafold-felett-az-elfelejtett-bekessamsoni-tragedia-152650/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830064253/https://www.beol.hu/bekes/kek-hirek-bulvar/legikatasztrofa-a-repafold-felett-az-elfelejtett-bekessamsoni-tragedia-152650/ |archive-date=2009-08-30 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=Beol.hu |language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Szathmáry István |date=2008-11-17 |title=Úszógumi |url=https://magyarnemzet.hu/archivum/archivum-magyarnemzet/uszogumi-6249161/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817104755/https://magyarnemzet.hu/archivum/archivum-magyarnemzet/uszogumi-6249161/ |archive-date=2020-08-17 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=[[Magyar Nemzet]] |language=hu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-11-02 |title=Békéssámson: a légikatasztrófa emléke |url=http://hir6.hu/cikk/22654/081102_bekessamson_a_legikatasztrofa_emleke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817104113/http://hir6.hu/cikk/22654/081102_bekessamson_a_legikatasztrofa_emleke |archive-date=2020-08-17 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=hir6.hu |language=hu}}</ref>
* On 9 October 1964, an [[Ilyushin Il-14|Ilyushin Il-14P]], registration YR-ILB, operating a domestic scheduled flight from [[Timișoara]] to [[Bucharest]] broke up in mid-air and crashed {{convert|2|km|mi nmi|spell=in}} south of [[Cugir]], killing all 31 on board. The aircraft had flown into a strong downdraft; the pilot attempted to maintain altitude, but this caused the fuselage to overstress and break up.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=Ilyushin Il-14P YR-ILB Cugir |id=19641009-0 |accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Țimonea |first=Dorin |date=2019-10-09 |title=FOTO 55 de ani de la catastrofa aeriană de la Cugir. 31 de oameni au murit după prăbuşirea unui avion TAROM |trans-title=PHOTO 55 years from the air catastrophy from Cugir. 31 people died after the crash of a TAROM airplane |url=https://adevarul.ro/locale/alba-iulia/foto-55-ani-catastrofa-aeriana-cugir-31-oameni-murit-prabusirea-unui-avion-tarom-1_5d9e17bf892c0bb0c66cb8a7/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009230256/https://adevarul.ro/locale/alba-iulia/foto-55-ani-catastrofa-aeriana-cugir-31-oameni-murit-prabusirea-unui-avion-tarom-1_5d9e17bf892c0bb0c66cb8a7/index.html |archive-date=2019-10-09 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=Adevărul |language=ro}}</ref>
* On 11 August 1966, a [[Lisunov Li-2]], registration YR-TAN, crashed in the [[Lotrioara|Lotrioara Valley]] en route from Brașov to Constanţa, killing all 24 on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-lisunov-li-2-lotrioara-24-killed|title=Crash of a Lisunov Li-2 in Lotrioara: 24 killed|website=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives}}</ref>
* On 4 February 1970, [[TAROM Flight 35]], an [[Antonov An-24]], registration YR-AMT, operating a domestic scheduled flight from Bucharest to [[Oradea]] struck the side of a mountain in the Vlădeasa mountain group, killing 20 of 21 on board; although nine survived the crash, eight died in the low temperatures before rescuers reached the crash site. The aircraft began descending too soon in poor visibility until it struck treetops on a mountainside, after which it struck the slope of a second mountain. The aircraft was leased from the Romanian government.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=Antonov An-24V YR-AMT Vlădeasa mountain group |id=19700204-2 |accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref>
* On 29 December 1974, an [[Antonov An-24]], registration YR-AMD, operating on a domestic scheduled flight from [[Oradea]] to [[Bucharest]] was making an unscheduled stop at [[Sibiu]] and crashed into the side of the Lotrului mountains ({{convert|22|km|mi nmi}} south of Sibiu) at an altitude of {{convert|1,700|m|0}}, killing all 28 passengers and 5 crew members. The crew's incorrect approach procedure execution, which led to the aircraft drifting south off course by {{convert|20|km|mi nmi}}, while the wind was increasing turbulence was present.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=Antonov An-24RV YR-AMD Sibiu Airport (SBZ) |id=19741229-0 |accessdate=5 July 2010}}</ref>
*On 7 August 1980, a [[Tupolev Tu-154#Variants|Tupolev Tu-154B-1]] registered YR-TPH, operating on an international scheduled flight from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to [[Nouadhibou International Airport|Nouadhibou Airport]], [[Mauritania]] ditched in the water {{convert|300|m|ft yd|0}} short of the runway at Nouadhibou Airport. The crew could not see the runway while descending through the {{convert|90|m|adj=on}} decision height. A missed approach procedure was initiated when the pilot felt contact with what he thought was ground but was actually water.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=Tupolev Tu-154B-1 YR-TPH Nouadhibou Airport (NDB) |id=19800807-1 |accessdate=5 July 2010}}</ref> All of the 152 passengers and 16 crew members survived the impact, but a passenger suffered a heart attack and died before he could be rescued. Most of the passengers were sailors who were going to replace the crew of two Romanian ships located on the Mauritanian coast. Many passengers swam to the land, while sharks were kept away by the vibrations of an engine which continued to function for a few hours after the crash.
*On 5 September 1986, an [[Antonov An-24]] registered YR-AMF operating on a domestic scheduled flight from [[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport|Bucharest Băneasa Airport]] touched down nose wheel-first while landing at [[Cluj International Airport|Cluj Airport]]. A fire erupted, killing three crew members who were trapped in the cockpit. The other two crew members and all fifty passengers survived.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=Antonov An-24RV YR-AMF Cluj Airport (CLJ) |id=19860905-1 |accessdate=2 July 2010}}</ref>
*On 28 December 1989, during the [[Romanian Revolution]], an [[Antonov An-24]] flying from Bucharest to [[Belgrade]], carrying ''[[The Sunday Times|Sunday Times]]'' journalist [[Ian Parry|Ian Henry Parry]], was shot down by a missile at [[Vișina, Dâmbovița]]. All the people on board (six crew members and the passenger) died.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2011 |title="Nu înțeleg ce s-a întâmplat? De ce l-au lăsat să plece?". Pilotul Valter Jurcovan a murit la Revoluție în timp ce aducea sânge pentru răniți |trans-title="I don't get what happened? Why did they let him leave?". Pilot Valter Jurcovan died in the Revolution while bringing blood for the injured |url=https://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/nu-inteleg-ce-s-a-intamplat-de-ce-l-au-lasat-sa-plece-pilotul-valter-jurcovan-a-murit-la-revolutie-in-timp-ce-aducea-sange-pentru-raniti-598995.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822141512/http://www.jurnalul.ro/special/nu-inteleg-ce-s-a-intamplat-de-ce-l-au-lasat-sa-plece-pilotul-valter-jurcovan-a-murit-la-revolutie-in-timp-ce-aducea-sange-pentru-raniti-598995.htm |archive-date=22 August 2012 |access-date=7 October 2012 |website=[[Jurnalul Național]] |language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Romania: TAROM |url=http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/airline_profiles/airlines_romania/tarom.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116114406/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/airline_profiles/airlines_romania/tarom.htm |archive-date=2013-01-16 |access-date=2020-08-15 |publisher=Airlineupdate.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Longworth |first=R. C. |author-link=Richard C. Longworth |date=1989-12-29 |title=Dead tyrant's forces defy ultimatum |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-12-29-8903210684-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200815175750/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-12-29-8903210684-story.html |archive-date=2020-08-15 |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>
[[File:TAROM Ilyushin IL-18 YR-IMH.jpg|thumb|TAROM YR-IMH, an [[Ilyushin Il-18]] that crashed in 1991 near [[Uricani]]]]
*On 13 August 1991, TAROM Flight 785A, an [[Ilyushin Il-18]], flying from Otopeni to [[Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport|Timișoara Airport]] crashed in the [[Retezat Mountains]] during a repositioning flight. The flight crew, and an aircraft maintenance crew, a total of 9 people, died instantly. Whilst the official cause of the crash was attributed to [[pilot error]] (the pilots did not use radar instruments and only assumed their positions, thus getting lost), the secrecy regarding the crash sparked a few conspiracy theories, which include sabotage, accidental shootdown from a nearby [[surface-to-air missile]]s unit (a theory later dismissed by the MApN), and UFOs that tricked the pilots into believing they had arrived at their destination, linked to the sightings of unusual lights on 4 August 1991.<ref>{{ASN accident |title=Ilyushin Il-18V YR-IMH Uricani |id=19910813-0 |accessdate=17 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Muntele Retezat - 4 august 1991 |trans-title=Retezat Mountain - 4 August 1991 |url=https://www.asfanufo.ro/index.php/istorie/106-muntele-retezat-4-august-1991 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428200647/https://www.asfanufo.ro/index.php/istorie/106-muntele-retezat-4-august-1991 |archive-date=2016-04-28 |access-date=2019-07-17 |website=www.asfanufo.ro |language=ro}}</ref>
*On 24 September 1994, TAROM Flight 381, an [[Airbus A310]] registered YR-LCA flying from Bucharest to [[Orly Airport|Paris Orly]], went into a sudden and uncommanded nose-up position and stalled. The crew attempted to countermand the aircraft's flight control system but were unable to lower the nose while remaining on course. Witnesses saw the aircraft climb with an extreme nose-up attitude, then bank sharply left, then right, then fall into a steep dive. Only when the dive produced additional speed was the crew able to recover steady flight. An investigation found that an overshoot of flap placard speed during the approach, incorrectly commanded by the captain, caused a mode transition to flight level change. The auto-throttles increased power and trim went full nose-up as a result. The crew's attempt at commanding the nose-down elevator could not counteract the effect of stabilizer nose-up trim, and the resulting dive brought the aircraft from a height of {{convert|4,100|ft|0}} at the time of the stall to {{convert|800|ft|0}} when the crew was able to recover command. The aircraft landed safely after a second approach. There were 186 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INCIDENT TAROM |url=http://ufcna.com/DOS2tarom24101994.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717141027/http://ufcna.com/DOS2tarom24101994.html |archive-date=17 July 2011 |access-date=5 July 2010 |publisher=UFCNA.com}}</ref>
[[File:Airbus A310 YR-LCC TAROM at OTP 27.3.1995 F359-27.jpg|thumb|TAROM YR-LCC, the [[Airbus A310]] in 1995 that crashed 4 days later near Bucharest Otopeni Airport]]
*On 31 March 1995, a TAROM [[Airbus A310]] operating as [[TAROM Flight 371|Flight 371]] crashed near [[Balotești]] due to a fault in the throttles and lack of recovery from the [[aircrew|flight crew]], killing all 49 passengers and 11 crew members on board.
*On 30 December 2007, a TAROM [[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|Boeing 737-300]] (YR-BGC "Constanța"), flying Flight 3107 hit a car on the runway of Bucharest [[Henri Coandă International Airport]] while taking off for [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm-el-Sheikh]]. The aircraft stopped beside the runway and was severely damaged.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A.N. |date=2007-12-31 |title=Raport preliminar al accidentului de pe Henri Coandă: lipsă de coordonare între turnul de control și echipa de balizaj |trans-title=Preliminary report of the Henri Coandă accident: lack of coordination between the control tower and the beacon team |url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-2144752-raport-preliminar-accidentului-henri-coanda-lipsa-coordonare-intre-turnul-control-echipa-balizaj.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919182742/http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-2144752-raport-preliminar-accidentului-henri-coanda-lipsa-coordonare-intre-turnul-control-echipa-balizaj.htm |archive-date=2012-09-19 |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=Hotnews.ro |language=ro}}</ref> None of the passengers were injured. Because of [[fog]], neither the tower nor the pilots saw the car belonging to staff who were repairing a runway beacon.
*On 9 July 2019, a TAROM [[ATR 42#ATR 42-500|ATR 42-500]] (YR-ATF) burst the tyres of the main landing gear wheels at [[Bucharest]] [[Henri Coandă International Airport]] while conducting the landing of Flight 638 from [[Satu Mare International Airport|Satu Mare]]. None of the passengers were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-09 |title=UPDATE Explozie la anvelopele trenului de aterizare al unui avion, la sosirea pe Aeroportul Henri Coandă; Tarom: Cei 22 de pasageri ai aeronavei care venea de la Satu Mare au fost debarcați și li se asigură asistență la sol. FOTO |trans-title=UPDATE Explosion in the landing gear tires of an airplane, at its arrival on Henri Coandă Airport; Tarom: The 22 passengers of the aircraft that was coming from Satu Mare have been disembarked and are being offered assistance on ground. PHOTO |url=https://www.news.ro/eveniment/update-explozie-anvelopele-trenului-aterizare-unui-avion-sosirea-aeroportul-henri-coanda-tarom-cei-22-pasageri-aeronavei-venea-satu-mare-au-debarcati-asigura-asistenta-sol-foto-1924403809002019072019055826 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815220027/https://www.news.ro/eveniment/update-explozie-anvelopele-trenului-aterizare-unui-avion-sosirea-aeroportul-henri-coanda-tarom-cei-22-pasageri-aeronavei-venea-satu-mare-au-debarcati-asigura-asistenta-sol-foto-1924403809002019072019055826 |archive-date=2020-08-15 |access-date=2020-08-16 |website=News.ro |language=ro}}</ref> An internal safety investigation was conducted, with a report being published on 11 September 2019. TAROM's report concluded that the tyre explosions were caused by the parking brakes being engaged on contact with the runway. The brakes locked shortly after contact with the runway. This resulted in the bursting of all four tyres of the main landing wheels. The early engagement of parking brakes were attributed to pilot error. Specifically, poor cockpit resource management (CRM).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bolocan |first=Valentin |date=2019-09-11 |title=Cum explică Tarom periculosul incident în care, la aterizarea pe Otopeni, unui avion i-au explodat toate cele 4 anvelope ale trenului principal |trans-title=How does Tarom explain the dangerous incident, in which, when landing on Otopeni, a plane's four tires of its main gear exploded |url=https://adevarul.ro/news/eveniment/cum-explica-tarom-periculosul-incidentul-care-aterizarea-otopeni-unui-avion-i-au-explodat-cele-4-anvelope-trenului-principal-1_5d78f860892c0bb0c6802d5f/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913023550/https://adevarul.ro/news/eveniment/cum-explica-tarom-periculosul-incidentul-care-aterizarea-otopeni-unui-avion-i-au-explodat-cele-4-anvelope-trenului-principal-1_5d78f860892c0bb0c6802d5f/index.html |archive-date=2019-09-13 |access-date=2020-08-16 |website=[[Adevărul]] |language=ro}}</ref>