Accident
On the day of the accident, the crew arrived at Constanța–Mihail Kogălniceanu Airport from Bucharest to conduct a local training mission. During the final approach, at an altitude of approximately 40 meters, the airplane banked to the left at an angle of 40 degrees. It subsequently lost height and crashed, bursting into flames upon impact. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.
Investigation
An investigation was launched by the relevant authorities to determine the cause of the accident. Examination of the wreckage and flight data provided information about the sequence of events.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause to be a failure of the feathering system on the left engine. This failure caused the propeller to go to ground pitch while the crew was simulating a failure of the left engine.