Oradea International Airport
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Accidents and incidents
On 4 February 1970, an Antonov 24BAntonov An-24
The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau from 1957.-Design and development:...
operated by TAROM crashed into the mountains near Oradea while inbound from Bucharest Otopeni International
Henri Coanda International Airport
Henri Coandă International Airport is Romania's busiest international airport, located northwest of the city of Bucharest, within Otopeni city limits. One of two airports serving the Romanian capital, the other being Băneasa, it is named after Romanian flight pioneer Henri Coandă, builder of...
On 27 May 1971, an Ilyushin 14
Ilyushin Il-14
The Ilyushin Il-14 was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel and cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950, and entered service in 1954. Il-14 was also manufactured in East Germany by VVB Flugzeugbau, in Czechoslovakia as the Avia 14, and in China under the Chinese...
operated by TAROM was hijacked
Aircraft hijacking
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after departure from Oradea. The hijackers demanded to go to Austria
Austria
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where they surrendered.
In 1994 an Antonov An-26
Antonov An-26
The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.-Development:...
of the Romanian Air Force
Romanian Air Force
The Romanian Air Force is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, four air bases and an air defense brigade...
was written off after crashing during the landing
Landing
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at Oradea.
On 16 January 2009, a Gulfstream G200
Gulfstream G200
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, operated by Ion Ţiriac Air was damaged after it overran the runway. The aircraft suffered damage to the nose
Nose cone
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and the landing gear
Undercarriage
The undercarriage or landing gear in aviation, is the structure that supports an aircraft on the ground and allows it to taxi, takeoff and land...
was broken. All 12 occupants were reported as having survived and suffered no injuries. The aircraft came to a halt near the fence surrounding the airport