Tarom Flight 371

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**Tarom Flight 371**
Summary
Date	31 March 1995
Type	Mechanical failure
Site	Baloteşti, Romania
Fatalities	60
Injuries	0
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Airbus A310
Operator	Tarom
Tail number	YR-LCC
Passengers	50
Crew	10
Survivors	0

Tarom Flight 371 was an Airbus A310 that crashed near Baloteşti in Romania on 31 March 1995. It was a flight from Bucharest's main Otopeni airport to Brussels.

The flight crashed shortly after it took off. Two main reasons are indicated: first the throttle of one engine jammed, remaining in takeoff thrust, while the other engine turned slowly to idle thrust during the course of 42 seconds. Second, the crew failed to respond to the thrust asymmetry. It is not known where the captain was, as he did not say anything on the flight recording during the emergency. The first officer expressed concern (it's not clear whether about the captain or the aircraft attitude) and attempted a recovery just some seconds before the crash.

All persons on board (10 crew and 50 passengers) perished.