ABOUT TAROM 371

TAROM Flight 371 was a scheduled international passenger flight, with an Airbus A310 from Otopeni International Airport in Romania's capital Bucharest to Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium. The flight was operated by TAROM, the flag carrier of Romania. On 31 March 1995, the Airbus A310-324, registered as YR-LCC, entered a nose-down dive after takeoff and crashed near Balote?ti in Romania. All 60 people aboard were killed in the crash.[1]

TAROM Flight 371
TAROM A310-324 YR-LCC.jpg
YR-LCC, The aircraft involved in the accident, in 1994
Accident
Date
31 March 1995
Summary
Auto-throttle failure and pilot incapacitation leading to loss of control.
Site
Balote?ti (Near Otopeni International Airport), Romania
44°35'54.5?N 26°06'23.2?E
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A310-324
Aircraft name
Muntenia
Operator
TAROM
IATA flight No.
RO371
ICAO flight No.
ROT371
Call sign
TAROM 371
Registration
YR-LCC
Flight origin
Otopeni International Airport, Bucharest, Romania
Destination
Brussel-Zaventem Airport, Brussels, Belgium
Occupants
60
Passengers
49
Crew
11
Fatalities
60
Survivors
0
Investigation of the crash revealed that a faulty auto-throttle reduced the left engine to idle during climb. While this was happening, the captain became incapacitated,[2][3] leaving the first officer unable to respond properly to the failure as he spent most of his flying career flying Soviet-built planes with a different style Attitude Direction Indicator than on the A310. The crash was the deadliest plane crash in Romania's history.[4][5] It was also the deadliest plane crash in TAROM's operational history.[6]