ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323460
| Date: | Saturday 29 July 2000 |
| Time: | 13:32 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200C Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Services Pvt. Ltd |
| Registration: | VT-EIE |
| MSN: | BL-63 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20 km from Kulu-Bhuntar Airport (KUU) -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Kulu-Bhuntar Airport (KUU/VIBR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Beechcraft B200C Super King Air, VT-EIE, owned and operated by Aerial Services Pvt. Ltd. was to undertake a flight from Delhi to Kulu and back for evacuation of an injured person. The aircraft took off from Delhi at 12:42 with three passengers and two crew members on board. En route Chandigarh - Kulu the aircraft descended below minimum sector altitude in Instrument Meteorological Conditions and hit a hill.
The aircraft got destroyed due to impact and all the occupants received fatal injuries. There was no evidence of post accident fire.
THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT:
The pilot descended below minimum sector altitude in Instrument Meteorological Condition in hilly area.
CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR:
1. ATC Chandigarh contributed to the accident by permitting IFR flight to descend below minimum sector altitude.
2. Inadequate Supervision, Lack of Safety culture and poor pre-flight planning. Factor: Pilot: Non-adherence to standard operating procedure.
Sources:
Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 2000 / DGAC India
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