▁- ▁ 1 0 ▁ ▁Notable ▁inc idents ▁ ▁An ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 ▁was ▁pres umably ▁shot ▁at ▁and ▁crash - land ed ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁during ▁a ▁transport ▁flight ▁near ▁Al ba ▁I ul ia , ▁killing ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁three ▁and ▁two ▁passengers . ▁▁ ▁An ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 ▁SO CAT ▁crash ed ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁during ▁a ▁training ▁flight ▁shortly ▁after ▁take - off ▁from ▁T itu ▁Air ▁Base . ▁The ▁crash ▁occurred ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁meters ▁( 1 6 5   ft .), ▁w ounding ▁the ▁crew . ▁ ▁An ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 ▁SO CAT ▁hel ic opter , ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 0 th ▁Airl ift ▁Base , ▁crash ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁Ung hen i , ▁ 3 0   km ▁south ▁of ▁P ite ști , ▁Ar ge ș ▁County , ▁during ▁a ▁night ▁training ▁mission , ▁killing ▁all ▁three ▁crew ▁members . ▁ ▁An ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 ▁SO CAT ▁crash ed ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Bere ști - B ist ri ța , ▁near ▁Bac ă u , ▁during ▁a ▁training ▁flight , ▁killing ▁two ▁crew ▁members ▁and ▁w ounding ▁three ▁other ▁crew ▁members . ▁Roman ian ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁Navy ▁ground ed ▁the ▁entire