ASN Aircraft accident Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2 VT-DXI Tirupati Airport (TIR)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Tuesday 16 June 1981
Time:16:27
Type:Silhouette image of generic A748 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2
Operator:Indian Airlines
Registration: VT-DXI
MSN: 514
First flight: 1968
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Tirupati Airport (TIR) (   India)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Tirupati Airport (TIR/VOTP), India
Destination airport:Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD/VOHY), India
Flightnumber:IC519
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:

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"

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


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Distance from Tirupati Airport to Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport as the crow flies is 438 km (274 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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