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| Date: | Saturday 14 July 2007 |
| Time: | 12:48 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 135T1 |
| Owner/operator: | Chattisgarh Government |
| Registration: | VT-CGH |
| MSN: | 0224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lanji, Raipur -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bhopal |
| Raipur | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed in Balaghat hills while trying to avoid bad weather. Post crash fire.
The probable cause of accident was non adherence of the SOP wherein the flight crew failed to maintain adequate terrain clearance.
Bad weather and improper crew detailing who were not qualified for such operation was the contributory factor.
Sources:
http://dgca.gov.in/accident/acc07.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 10:33 | TB | Added |
| 07-May-2016 09:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2016 10:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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