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Date: | Friday 9 June 1978 |
Time: | 09:50 |
Type: | HAL HUL-26 Pushpak |
Owner/operator: | Bihar Flying Institute |
Registration: | VT-DSS |
MSN: | PK-102 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 km NE of Patna Aerodrome -
India
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Patna Aerodrome |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:At 750 ft, 3 minutes after takeoff, a vulture impacted the aircraft. The propeller broke and the wind screen shattered.
The engine lost power and the aircraft began to descend. The pilot attempted to force land the plane in a paddy but the aircraft impacted the second story of a building.
Sources:
Civil aircraft accidents 1978 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASD
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Jun-2016 18:49 |
harro |
Added |
31-Jan-2019 15:24 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |