ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190089
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 2004 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | M/s Agni Aerosports Adventure Academy |
| Registration: | VT-EQU |
| MSN: | 31448 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Campus of the University of Agricultural University, near Jakkur Airfi -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jakkur Airfield, Bangalore |
| Nadirgul, near Hyderabad | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft owned and operated by M/s Agni Aerosports Adventure Academy,
Bangalore was scheduled for a flight from Jakkur airport to Nadirgul on 17.4.2004. The
aircraft took off at about 1115 Hrs with four persons on board including pilot in
command. After attaining a
height of about 150 ft after takes off, the aircraft took a steep left turn, stalled and hit the
ground. A few minutes later, the aircraft caught fire and all the occupants received fatal
injuries. The aircraft got destroyed due impact and post impact fire.
The probable cause of the accident:
“After getting airborne, the pilot took steep left turn with retraction of flaps at a low height before achieving the required rate of climb speed resulting in stalling of the
aircraft and hitting the ground in a nose down attitude.”
“Low flying experience of the pilot coupled with aircraft being marginally
overloaded were the contributory factors.”
Factor: Pilot – Improper handling.
The pilot had attained around 328.25 flying hours before the accident.
Note: the popular actress Soundarya was among the dead.
Sources:
dgca.nic.in/accident/acc04.pdf
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/actress-soundarya-3-others-killed-in-plane-crash/story-OiXMy7WRvGKMR7lqPyqHnI.html
http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/Civil/regnpage.php?cur=1400&max=50&fmreg=AHR&toreg=ZZZ&acname=&cropt=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2016 06:44 | Rohan Roy | Added |
| 16-Sep-2016 06:55 | Rohan Roy | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2019 16:58 | Ajai | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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