Narrative:
The no. 2 engine was feathered after takeoff for a single-engine bad weather circuit training. While turning right at the end of the downwind leg, the right wingtip struck high tension wires and a tree. The aircraft then impacted a house and caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
The cause of the accident was attributed to several errors committed by the instructor and the trainee pilots during the flight due to the consumption of alcohol by them before the flight which affected their concentration and impaired their judgement and skill.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1973 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2 |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-EAU |
| MSN: | 541 |
| First flight: | 1972 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD) ( India)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD/VOHY), India |
| Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD/VOHY), India |
The no. 2 engine was feathered after takeoff for a single-engine bad weather circuit training. While turning right at the end of the downwind leg, the right wingtip struck high tension wires and a tree. The aircraft then impacted a house and caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
The cause of the accident was attributed to several errors committed by the instructor and the trainee pilots during the flight due to the consumption of alcohol by them before the flight which affected their concentration and impaired their judgement and skill.
Sources:
» Civil aircraft accidents 1973 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASDPhotos
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