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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 2013 |
| Time: | c. 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | United Helicharters (UHPL) |
| Registration: | VT-HGB |
| MSN: | 31124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murbad, Thane, Maharashtra -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Juhu, Mumbai |
| Aurangabad | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Flew into high tension wires 37 minutes after take off in low visibility and crashed.
As a probable cause of the accident, the AAIB said: “The accident was caused due pilot continuing the flight in very poor visibility conditions with insufficient ground clearance and hitting the hill due to spatial disorientation. Non-functioning of the weather radar and non-familiarity of the pilot with the terrain along with lack of currency on the specific type contributed to the accident.”
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/5-killed-in-thane-chopper-crash-dgca-to-probe/1176197/
https://www.obozrevatel.com/abroad/49286-v-indii-razbilsya-vertolet-chetvero-zhertv.htm (Photo)
https://indianexpress.com/article/business/aviation/passenger-safety-aaib-for-flying-professionals-at-key-posts-in-non-scheduled-operators-5213515/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2013 07:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Sep-2013 07:37 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2013 07:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2013 07:48 | Ajai | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2013 15:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2013 16:13 | scho2400 | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 03-Oct-2013 05:47 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Source, ] |
| 03-Oct-2013 05:47 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 22:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2018 07:54 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
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