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Date Thursday 7 August 1980
Time 03:04
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154B-1
Operator Tarom
Registration YR-TPH
MSN 78A277
Year of manufature 1978
Engines Kuznetsov NK-8-2U
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Passengers Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 152
Total occupants Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 168
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location Nouadhibou Airport (NDB)   Mauritania
Phase Approach
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP/LROP)
Destination Airport Nouadhibou Airport (NDB/GQPP)
Narrative The Tupolev crew couldn't see the runway while descending through the 90 m decision height. A missed approach procedure was initiated when the pilot felt contact with the what he thought was ground, but was actually water, 300 m short of the runway.

sources

ICAO Adrep Summary 5/94 (#94)
Soviet Transports

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photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS); July 1979