Școala Superioară de Aviație Civilă Flight 111
YR-BNP, the aircraft involved in the crash, in 2008 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 January 2014 |
| Summary | Under investigation |
| Site | Petreasa, Horea, Alba County, Romania 46°33′16″N 22°58′49″E / 46.55444°N 22.98028°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Operator | Școala Superioară de Aviație Civilă |
| Registration | YR-BNP |
| Flight origin | Bucharest, Romania |
| Destination | Oradea, Bihor County, Romania |
| Occupants | 7 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 5 |
On 20 January 2014, a Britten-Norman Islander light aircraft belonging to the Superior School of Aviation in Romania (Romanian: Școala Superioară de Aviație Civilă) operating Flight 111 crashed in the Apuseni Mountains at an altitude of approximately 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), near the village of Petreasa, between Alba and Cluj counties. The aircraft was piloted by two crew and was transporting a five-person medical team from Bucharest to Oradea. The pilot and a medical student died, while the copilot and four medical doctors were injured.