Școala Superioară de Aviație Civilă Flight 111

Școala Superioară de Aviație Civilă Flight 111
YR-BNP, the aircraft involved in the crash, in 2008
Accident
Date20 January 2014 (2014-01-20)
SummaryUnder investigation
SitePetreasa, Horea, Alba County, Romania
46°33′16″N 22°58′49″E / 46.55444°N 22.98028°E / 46.55444; 22.98028
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBritten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander
OperatorȘcoala Superioară de Aviație Civilă
RegistrationYR-BNP
Flight originBucharest, Romania
DestinationOradea, Bihor County, Romania
Occupants7
Passengers5
Crew2
Fatalities2
Injuries5
Survivors5

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.