Banat Air Flight 166
The crash site of Flight 166 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 December 1995 |
| Summary | Loss of control on take-off |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| An Antonov An-24 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-24B |
| Operator | Banat Air (chartered from Romavia) |
| Registration | YR-AMR |
| Flight origin | Verona–Villafranca Airport |
| Destination | Timișoara International Airport |
| Occupants | 49 |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 49 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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.