Détails:
The aircraft climbed to 245 feet after takeoff until it encountered an area of heavy rainfall. The speed dropped and the aircraft descended into the ground tail-first.
While descending, the flaps were retracted inadvertently.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft encountered heavy rains and downdraft immediately after take-off, while passing through an active cumulonimbus cloud, and poor airmanship exhibited by the flight crew"
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mardi 16 juin 1981 |
| Heure: | 16:27 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2 |
| Compagnie: | Indian Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | VT-DXI |
| Numéro de série: | 514 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1968 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 24 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 28 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Tirupati Airport (TIR) ( Inde)
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| Phase de vol: | En montée initiale (ICL) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Tirupati Airport (TIR/VOTP), Inde |
| Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD/VOHY), Inde | |
| Numéro de vol: | IC519 |
The aircraft climbed to 245 feet after takeoff until it encountered an area of heavy rainfall. The speed dropped and the aircraft descended into the ground tail-first.
While descending, the flaps were retracted inadvertently.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft encountered heavy rains and downdraft immediately after take-off, while passing through an active cumulonimbus cloud, and poor airmanship exhibited by the flight crew"
Sources:
» Accidents summary 1981 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASDPhotos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Tirupati Airport et Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport est de 438 km (274 miles).
La distance entre Tirupati Airport et Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport est de 438 km (274 miles).
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