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Aviation accident in Delhi, India
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2015 Indian Border Security Force King Air crash Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, Private JP7130611.jpg 1.1 A Beechcraft Super King Air similar to the crashed aircraft Accident 2015 12 22 y Pilot error leading to spatial disorientation and loss of control Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India 10 1 1 Beechcraft Super King Air 200 Border Security Force VT-BSA Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India Ranchi Airport, Ranchi, India 10 8 2 10 0
On 22 December 2015, a light aircraft of the Indian Border Security Force crashed within the grounds of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India. Ten personnel of the Border Security Force, three officers and seven senior technicians, were killed.India plane crash: Ten die in Delhi's Dwarka district https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35158084 23 July 2016 BBC News 22 December 2015 The 22-year-old Beechcraft B200 King Air took off for Ranchi just before 9.30am, before crashing shortly afterwards.Biswas Tanima 10 BSF Personnel Killed As Aircraft Crashes Near Delhi Airport http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/borders-security-force-plane-crashes-near-delhi-reports-1257597 22 May 2016 ndtv.com New Delhi Television Limited 22 December 2015
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was a 22-year-old Beechcraft B200 King Air.
Passengers and crew
The plane had two pilots, each with a commercial pilot licence.15 August 2017 FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT ON ACCIDENT TO BORDER SECURITY FORCE SKA B-200 AIRCRAFT VT-BSA NEAR IGI AIRPORT, DELHI ON 22.12.2015 https://reports.aviation-safety.net/2015/20151222-0_BE20_VT-BSA.pdf 21 February 2024 AAIB India
In addition to the pilots, the plane was carrying eight technicians to Ranchi to repair a helicopter.BSF aircraft crashes near Delhi airport, all 10 on board killed https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bsf-aircraft-crashes-near-delhi-airport-all-10-on-board-killed-278405-2015-12-22 2024-02-21 India Today 22 December 2015 en
Accident
After the aircraft's engines were started the crew reported that there was a problem (the nature of which has not been reported), but continued with the flight after receiving advice from ground staff. The aircraft took off at 9:27am local time with an expected arrival time at Ranchi of 12:00pm.
Soon after taking off, the crew informed air traffic control that something was wrong and that they would return to Delhi. The pilots were then cleared to make an emergency landing on Delhi's Runway 28. At 9:40 AM, contact was lost with the aircraft. The plane then veered to the left, narrowly missing a village. It brushed a tree before hitting the perimeter wall of the airport and crashed into a sewage treatment plant within the airport complex. The aircraft then caught fire and was destroyed. All ten occupants were killed and another on the ground was injured.Dash Nivedita BSF aircraft crashes into Delhi airport wall, all 10 officers onboard killed http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bsf-aircraft-crashes-into-delhi-airport-wall-all-10-officers-onboard-killed/1/553262.html7 https://web.archive.org/web/20160818090609/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bsf-aircraft-crashes-into-delhi-airport-wall-all-10-officers-onboard-killed/1/553262.html7 dead 18 August 2016 Indiatoday.in 22 May 2016 Living Media India 22 December 2015
Cause
The cause can be attributed to pilot error who incorrectly activated the autopilot and failed to take the proper corrective action. Five recommendations are also made.
References
External links
Final report of the accident
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