Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 11 JUL 1996 |
| Zeit: | ca 08:55 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Let L-410UVP-E9D |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Archana Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | VT-ETC |
| Werknummer: | 942703 |
| Baujahr: | 1994 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Walter M-601E |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 9 / Insassen: 9 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Kanda (Indien)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Shimla Airport (SLV/VISM), Indien |
| Kulu-Bhuntar Airport (KUU/VIBR), Indien |
The Archana Airways Let 410 was operating a round trip flight from Delhi with enroute stops at Shimla and Bhuntar. The plane took off from Shimla at 08:33 for the next leg to Bhuntar. The aircraft crashed into a thick forest on the Bandi Hill and caught fire, some 6 minutes past its ETA time of 08:54.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident to Archana Airways L-410 aircraft VT-ETC was due to a complete lack of safety awareness, proper supervision and operational control in the organisation." Informationsquelle:
» Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1996 (DGAC India)
» The Indian Express
Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Shimla Airport to Kulu-Bhuntar Airport as the crow flies is 88 km (55 miles).
Distance from Shimla Airport to Kulu-Bhuntar Airport as the crow flies is 88 km (55 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.
