ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212681
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| Date: | Thursday 28 June 2018 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C90B King Air |
| Owner/operator: | UY Aviation |
| Registration: | VT-UPZ |
| MSN: | LJ-1400 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sarvodaya Nagar, Ghatkopar West, Mumbai -
 India
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Mumbai-Juhu Airport (VAJJ) |
| Mumbai-Juhu Airport (VAJJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft crashed into a building site while on approach during a maintenance check flight. Post crash fire. 4 POB (2 pilots and 2 engineers) and a passer-by died. Two others on the ground were injured.
The aircraft was owned by a private operator who had bought it from the Uttar Pradesh state government in 2014.
The accident report is expected Dec 2019.
3.2 Probable cause of the Accident.
The Probable cause of the accident was Stall caused by lack of Situational Awareness due to Spatial Disorientation triggered by deteriorating weather, a transition from ILS (IMC) to Visual Flying (Partial VMC) and unexpected bank owing to differential engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/mumbai/2018/jun/28/five-dead-as-chartered-plane-crashes-in-mumbais-ghatkopar-up-government-says-aircraft-not-theirs-1835007.html
https://news.sky.com/story/plane-crashes-in-busy-district-of-mumbai-11419490
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chartered-plane-carrying-four-crashes-in-mumbai-s-ghatkopar/story-QJzN9D1bS7rSohVbxzUKWP.html
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/private-aircraft-crashes-into-under-construction-building-in-mumbai/article24278144.ece
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ghatkopar-crash-more-than-80-parts-of-aircraft-including-brakes-were-new-5274346/
https://aaib.gov.in/Reports/2018/Accident/Accepted%20Report%20VT-UPZ.pdf
Images:
Photo(c): AAIB India
Media:
#MumbaiPlaneCrash Both the pilots and two Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) on board were killed in the fatal accident, and their bodies have been taken to Rajawadi Hospital.https://t.co/OGHAj8NYSl
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) June 28, 2018
In pics: Major plane crash in Mumbai; burning man runs out after crash https://t.co/LRpfr4LaDM
— ABP News (@abpnewstv) June 28, 2018
India - Ghatkopar crash: ‘More than 80% parts of aircraft, including brakes, were new’ https://t.co/XJ3iOu5Rka via @IndianExpress
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 25 juillet 2018
Ghatkopar Plane Crash of June 2018, Civil Aviation Minister Shri Hardeep Puri inform Me through his letter/reply of 16/10/2019, that AAIB Air Accident Investigation Bureau has completed Investigation. Final Report to be submitted in December 2019. Actions will be taken after that pic.twitter.com/He5GxEskLI
— Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) October 20, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2018 10:24 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 28-Jun-2018 10:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 28-Jun-2018 10:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2018 10:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 28-Jun-2018 11:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Jun-2018 20:20 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2018 20:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2018 04:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 24-Oct-2019 18:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 15:24 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 15:25 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
| 07-Mar-2022 21:38 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Photo] |
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