1980 Nouadhibou Tupolev Tu-154 crash

1980 aviation accident in Mauritania Tarom Tupolev Tu-154B-1 Volpati-1.jpg YR-TPH, the aircraft involved in the incident, photographed in 1979 Accident 1980 08 07 y Crashed on approach due to ATC error and navigational equipment failure near Nouadhibou International Airport, Nouadhibou, Mauritania Tupolev Tu-154B-1 TAROM YR-TPH Bucharest Airport, Otopeni, Romania Nouadhibou International Airport, Nouadhibou, Mauritania 168 152 16 1 13 167 On 7 August 1980, a Tupolev Tu-154B-1 operated by TAROM undershot the runway during a night landing at Nouadhibou and landed in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight was an international flight from Bucharest, Romania to Nouadhibou, Mauritania, carrying 152 passengers and 16 crew members. One passenger died, a few were severe injured and several others sustained other injuries. Aircraft The plane involved was manufactured in May 1978. On June 6, it was sold to TAROM with the registration YR-TPH.Tu-154 c/n 78A277 https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/181_69573 2026-06-17 Scramble Soviet Database Accident The landing was made at night in foggy condition. When descending to the decision altitude (90 meters, 300 feet), the crew did not see the airfield lights. A go-around was considered until a crew member saw a flat surface below them. Mistaking for the airport, the crew continued the descent before realizing that it was actually the sea.ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154B-1 YR-TPH Nouadhibou Airport (NDB) http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800807-1 live https://web.archive.org/web/20111226211818/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800807-1 2011-12-26 2014-06-17 Aviation Safety Network en2009-10-06 În 1980 o cursă TAROM, pilotată de un român, cu 186 de pasageri a amerizat în Atlantic http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-cursa-tarom-pilotata-de-un-roman-cu-186-de-pasageri-a-amerizat-in-atlantic_633407.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134404/http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-cursa-tarom-pilotata-de-un-roman-cu-186-de-pasageri-a-amerizat-in-atlantic_633407.html 2014-07-14 2014-06-17 Realitatea TV ro2010-04-11 In 1980, un avion Tarom implicat intr-un accident similar cu cel din Rusia http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/eveniment/in-1980-un-avion-tarom-implicat-intr-un-accident-similar-cu-cel-din-rusia.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20151021215503/http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/eveniment/in-1980-un-avion-tarom-implicat-intr-un-accident-similar-cu-cel-din-rusia.html 2015-10-21 2014-06-17 Stirileprotv.ro ro The airliner collided with the water 350 meters from the shore in the Atlantic Ocean. It then struck a sandbar, breaking in half as it was skidding. The landing was so smooth that passengers seated in the rear section did not immediately realized that the plane was in the water and waited for the ramp to disembark. Passenger climbed out onto the wing through the split in the fuselage. Despite numerous sharks in the area, they stayed away from the aircraft because the high-air intake prevented water from flooding the still-running engine, frightening the predators with its noise. Mauritanian coast guard ship arrived 30 to 60 minutes later. Initially, it was believed that everyone on board had survived until a body of a women was found in the rear section. From the autopsy, she died from a heart attack, not the crash itself. Also in the initial case, one person was missing. Two passengers, a flight attendant and the co-pilot were severely injured and several other first-class passengers sustaned minor injuries.2009-10-06 În 1980 o cursă TAROM, pilotată de un român, cu 186 de pasageri a amerizat în Atlantic http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-cursa-tarom-pilotata-de-un-roman-cu-186-de-pasageri-a-amerizat-in-atlantic_633407.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134404/http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-cursa-tarom-pilotata-de-un-roman-cu-186-de-pasageri-a-amerizat-in-atlantic_633407.html 2014-07-14 2014-06-17 Realitatea TV ro2010-04-11 In 1980, un avion Tarom implicat intr-un accident similar cu cel din Rusia http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/eveniment/in-1980-un-avion-tarom-implicat-intr-un-accident-similar-cu-cel-din-rusia.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20151021215503/http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/eveniment/in-1980-un-avion-tarom-implicat-intr-un-accident-similar-cu-cel-din-rusia.html 2015-10-21 2014-06-17 Stirileprotv.ro roCRISTIAN OPREA 2010-04-10 Una dintre bijuteriile aeronautice Tupolev, avionul care şi prăbuşit a salvat vieţi http://www.cotidianul.ro/una-dintre-bijuteriile-aeronautice-tupolev-avionul-care-si-prabusit-a-salvat-vieti-111883/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20160306115749/http://www.cotidianul.ro/una-dintre-bijuteriile-aeronautice-tupolev-avionul-care-si-prabusit-a-salvat-vieti-111883/ 2016-03-06 2014-06-17 Cotidianul.ro ro2009-06-04 În 1980, o aeronavă cu 186 de pasageri, pe ruta România-Mauritania, s-a prăbuşit în oceanul Atlantic. Doar o persoană a murit http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-aeronava-cu-186-de-pasageri-pe-ruta-romania-mauritania-s-a-prabusit-in-oceanul-atlantic-doar-o-persoana-a-murit-galerie-foto_530997.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20131020124852/http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-aeronava-cu-186-de-pasageri-pe-ruta-romania-mauritania-s-a-prabusit-in-oceanul-atlantic-doar-o-persoana-a-murit-galerie-foto_530997.html 2013-10-20 2014-06-17 Realitatea TV ro A total of 13 injured people were reported. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010570683:mpeg21:a0126 vliegtuig verongelukt Limburgsch dagblad 8 August 1980 Delpher nl Aftermath According to investigators, the cause of the crash was a malfunction in the airport's navigational equipment, and no warnings were reported to the pilot. As a result, the airliner deviated slightly to the south of the original path; therefore, the crew can't see the airport lights as expected.2010-04-11 In 1980, un avion Tarom implicat intr-un accident similar cu cel din Rusia http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/eveniment/in-1980-un-avion-tarom-implicat-intr-un-accident-similar-cu-cel-din-rusia.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20151021215503/http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/eveniment/in-1980-un-avion-tarom-implicat-intr-un-accident-similar-cu-cel-din-rusia.html 2015-10-21 2014-06-17 Stirileprotv.ro ro2009-06-04 În 1980, o aeronavă cu 186 de pasageri, pe ruta România-Mauritania, s-a prăbuşit în oceanul Atlantic. Doar o persoană a murit http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-aeronava-cu-186-de-pasageri-pe-ruta-romania-mauritania-s-a-prabusit-in-oceanul-atlantic-doar-o-persoana-a-murit-galerie-foto_530997.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20131020124852/http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-aeronava-cu-186-de-pasageri-pe-ruta-romania-mauritania-s-a-prabusit-in-oceanul-atlantic-doar-o-persoana-a-murit-galerie-foto_530997.html 2013-10-20 2014-06-17 Realitatea TV roThe pilots were not blamed for the crash and TAROM was compensated with $36 million.2009-10-06 În 1980 o cursă TAROM, pilotată de un român, cu 186 de pasageri a amerizat în Atlantic http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-cursa-tarom-pilotata-de-un-roman-cu-186-de-pasageri-a-amerizat-in-atlantic_633407.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134404/http://www.realitatea.net/in-1980-o-cursa-tarom-pilotata-de-un-roman-cu-186-de-pasageri-a-amerizat-in-atlantic_633407.html 2014-07-14 2014-06-17 Realitatea TV ro References External links Wreckage image Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1980 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Africa Category:1980 disasters in Africa Category:Man-made disasters in Mauritania Category:1980 in Mauritania Category:August 1980 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in the Atlantic Ocean category:Nouadhibou Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-154