ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187574
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 May 2016 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C90A King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Alchemist Group |
| Registration: | VT-EQO |
| MSN: | LJ 1153 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Khaira village in Najafgarh, Punjab -
 India
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Jai Prakash Narayan Int'l (PAT/VEPT) |
| Indira Gandhi Int'l (DEL/VIDP) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Alchemist Airlines Air Ambulance Beech C90A King Air operating as a medical flight experienced a loss of engine power while on approach to Indira Gandhi International airport (VIDP), in Delhi. The airplane force landed to furrowed farm field terrain, sustaining undetermined damage. One of the seven occupant onboard received minor injuries.
3.2 Probable cause of the accident:
"Improper Fuel Planning led to fuel starvation of the engines resulting in inflight engine shutdown, which caused forced landing of aircraft in a paddy field".
Contributory factor was: -
"Absence of system to evaluate the variation between the Actual Fuel Consumption and Fuel Consumption Computed as per POH".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/chartered-plane-crashes-in-delhis-najafgarh-area-1409471?site=full
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/__trashed-36-2796060/
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/small-plane-crashlands-on-delhi-outskirts/article8640796.ece
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XyQ4j4JjloM
https://aaib.gov.in/Reports/2016/Accident/Accepted%20Report%20VT-EQO.pdf
http://www.avbuyer.com/admin/savepdffiles/2015-07-02-102743_1985_Beechcraft_C90A_King_Air%E2%80%8B_LJ%201153.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2016 14:12 | Geno | Added |
| 24-May-2016 16:54 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 24-May-2016 16:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Jul-2021 15:21 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 15:21 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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