Banat Air Flight 166 · Italy
On December 13, 1995, Banat Air Flight 166 (Italy). 49 people died.
- Date
- December 13, 1995
- Place
- Italy
- Operator
- Romavia
- Killed
- 49
- Position
- 45.376°N, 10.857°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q1428147
From Wikipedia
Banat Air Flight 166 was an Antonov An-24 (registration YR-AMR) chartered on 13 December 1995 from Romavia by Banat Air.
It was due to fly from Verona, Italy, to Timișoara, Romania, when it crashed shortly after take-off, killing all eight crewmembers and 41 passengers. It later emerged that the aircraft was severely overloaded and its wings were contaminated with ice and snow. The accident was the 116th loss of an Antonov 24.
Text from Wikipedia, “Banat Air Flight 166”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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