Boeing B737 YR-BGD

Summary

On 4 April 2011 at about 06:10 local time, a Boeing B737 registered YR-BGD, operated by Tarom, was involved in an incident near Bucharest, Romania. 83 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 April 2011 at 06:10

Classification

Incident

Location

Bucharest, Romania

Nearest airport

Henri Coanda, Bucharest (LROP)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing B737

Registration

YR-BGD

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Tarom

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bucharest → Madrid

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA11WA041

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 4, 2011, a Boeing 737-300, Romanian registration YR-BGD, operated by TAROM Airlines experienced a tailstrike on takeoff from the Henri Coanda Airport, Bucharest, Romania (LROP). The flight crew reported a loss of lift after rotation, and was informaed by cabin crew that they felt an impact in the tail area. The flight returned to LROP and landed without further incident. The flight was a scheduled flight to Madrid, Spain. Extent of damage is unknown. There were no injuries to the 78 passengers and 5 crew members. The incident is being investigated by the Center of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of Romania.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.