Date:	Tuesday 16 June 1981
Time:	16:27
Type:	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2
Owner/operator:	Indian Airlines
Registration:	VT-DXI
MSN:	514
Year of manufacture:	1968
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Tirupati Airport (TIR) -   India
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Tirupati Airport (TIR/VOTP)
Destination airport:	Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD/VOHY)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft climbed to 245 feet after takeoff until it encountered an area of heavy rainfall. The speed dropped and the aircraft descended into the ground tail-first.
While descending, the flaps were retracted inadvertently.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft encountered heavy rains and downdraft immediately after take-off, while passing through an active cumulonimbus cloud, and poor airmanship exhibited by the flight crew"

Accidents summary 1981 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASD

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