Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
Status:Voorlopig
Datum:07 FEB 1968
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov 12BP
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Indian Air Force - IAF
Registratie: BL534
Constructienummer: 024003
Bouwjaar:
Motoren: 4 Ivchenko AI-20M
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 92 / inzittenden: 92
Totaal:slachtoffers: 98 / inzittenden: 98
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:Rohtang Pass (India) show on map
Fase: Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:Militair
Vliegveld van vertrek:Leh Airport (IXL/VILH), India
Vliegveld van aankomst:Chandigarh Airport (IXC/VICG), India
Vluchtnummer: 203
Beschrijving:
The aircraft, operated by Air Force squadron 25, went missing while descending for Chandigarh. Weather was deteriorating as a weather disturbance from the Pakistan side was moving in fast and the higher reaches of the mountains in the flight path were getting covered up. Probably the Antonov descended prematurely and collided with a mountainside. The remains of one of the passengers of the flight were discovered on a mountainside in August 2003, 200km from Chandigarh. A search expedition in August 2005 found more bodies and wreckage at an altitude of 5400 metres, buried under 9 meters of snow, dispersed around an area of 5 square kilometers.

Bronnen:
» BBC
» Indian Express Newspapers
» The Tribune (India)
» Warbirds of India

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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Leh Airport en Chandigarh Airport bedraagt 389 km (243 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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