Pune - Pune
Flight / Schedule
Pune - Pune
Aircraft
Antonov AN-12Registration
BL918
MSN
4 016 03
Year of Manufacture
1964
Date
August 16, 1971 at 08:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Ahmadnagar Maharashtra
Region
Asia • India
Coordinates
19.0744°, 74.7220°
Narrative Report
On August 16, 1971 at 08:30 PM, Pune - Pune experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena, with the event recorded near Ahmadnagar Maharashtra.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.
The four engine aircraft departed Pune Airport on a training exercise in the region of Ahmadnagar. While practicing bombing at low height, control was lost and the airplane crashed onto a hill. All 11 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration BL918, MSN 4 016 03, year of manufacture 1964.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.0744°, 74.7220°.
Fatalities
Total
11
Crew
3
Passengers
8
Other
0
Crash Summary
The four engine aircraft departed Pune Airport on a training exercise in the region of Ahmadnagar. While practicing bombing at low height, control was lost and the airplane crashed onto a hill. All 11 occupants were killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
8
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 11
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Pune - Pune
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • India