Banat Air Flight 166 [SEP] point in time
Banat Air Flight 166
Banat Air Flight 166 was an Antonov Antonov An-24 (registration ) chartered on 13 December 1995 from Romavia by Banat Air.
It was due to fly from Verona, Italy, to Timişoara, Romania, when it crashed shortly after take-off, killing all eight crewmembers and 41 passengers. It later emerged that the aircraft was severely overloaded and its wings were contaminated with ice and snow. The accident was the 116th loss of an Antonov 24.
Accident.
Whilst parked in parking spot
B6 at Verona-Villafranca Airport, snow fell continuously and the outside temperature was 0 °C. After forty-one passengers boarded Flight 166 to Romania, the pilot declined to have the plane deiced. At just past 19:30 local time, the aircraft taxied to the end of runway 23; however heavy traffic delayed the departure.
When the Banat Air flight was cleared for takeoff, the outside temperature was below the freezing point. Shortly after lifting off, the aircraft reached its maximum speed. Banking to the right