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| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 2025 |
| Time: | 12:49 |
| Type: |  Tecnam P2008 JC MkII |
| Owner/operator: | Vision Flying Training Institute |
| Registration: | VT-VDF |
| MSN: | 1298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2023 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 667 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912S2-01 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Amreli, Gujarat -
 India
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Amreli Airport |
| Amreli Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Tecnam P2008 JC MkII crashed in Amreli, Gujarat, India. The pilot perished and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
The aircraft had departed Amreli Airport and was engaged in practicing takeoffs and landings on runway 04. ADS-B data indicate that aircraft landed at 07:16 UTC, backtracked and took off again two minutes later.
After lifting off the runway, the aircraft banked left and crashed in a residential area, about 300 m left of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trainer-aircraft-crashes-in-gujarats-amreli-pilot-killed-police-101745311283088.html
https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/private-plane-crashes-in-amrelis-residential-area-pilot-dead
https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/private-small-plane-crashes-near-amrelis-giria-road-one-person-dead-in-tragic-incident
https://vfti.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-29-at-5.19.20-PM-1.jpg (photo)
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Media:
Amreliના રહેણાંક વિસ્તારમાં ખાનગી કંપનીનું પ્લેન ક્રેશ; અંદર સવાર વ્યક્તિ જીવતો ભૂંજાયો#Amreli #AmreliPlaneCrash #AmreliNews #Gscard #Gujaratsamachar pic.twitter.com/mdJFtuVAAN
— Gujarat Samachar (@gujratsamachar) April 22, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2025 08:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Apr-2025 10:52 | battleaxe10 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 22-Apr-2025 10:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2025 11:14 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 22-Apr-2025 11:18 | ASN | Updated [Time, Photo, ] |
| 22-Apr-2025 12:08 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2025 18:42 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Phase, Accident report, ] |
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