Incident report
IAR 316B Alouette III crash near Cojocna, near Cluj Napoca, Romania
fatal2003-03-044 fatalities
Summary
The helicopter was returning at night from Cluj-Napoca to its base at Târgu Mureș after an ambulance flight carrying a one month old baby. All four aboard were killed. No cause has been published. The investigation report filename gives the registration as YR-SWG, where the record gives YR-SNG.
Incident details
Date
2003-03-04
Location
Cojocna, near Cluj Napoca, Romania
Aircraft
Registration
YR-SNG
Operator
Transgaz
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
4
Injuries
0
Occupants
4
Probable cause
Phase of flight
en route
Source
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Severityfatal
Fatalities4
Injuries0
SourceCIAS report
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