Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 11 JUL 1996 |
| Tijd: | ca 08:55 |
| Type: | Let L-410UVP-E9D |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Archana Airways |
| Registratie: | VT-ETC |
| Constructienummer: | 942703 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1994 |
| Motoren: | 2 Walter M-601E |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 9 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Kanda (India)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Shimla Airport (SLV/VISM), India |
| Kulu-Bhuntar Airport (KUU/VIBR), India |
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." Bronnen:
» Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1996 (DGAC India)
» The Indian Express
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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 Shimla Airport en Kulu-Bhuntar Airport bedraagt 88 km (55 miles).
De afstand tussen Shimla Airport en Kulu-Bhuntar Airport bedraagt 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.
