Ahmedabad - Mumbai

The aircraft, belonging to National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad, was operating a ferry flight from Ahmedabad to Bombay. There were four persons on board the aircraft including pilot-in-command. During approach to land at Bombay, contact with ATC was lost after the aircraft had reported its flight level 4,000 feet. The aircraft was found crashed on top of the hills at Taloja village located about 11 NM East of Bombay airports. All the four persons on board received fatal injuries. The aircraft was completely destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Ahmedabad - Mumbai

Registration

VT-EQM

MSN

FA-128

Year of Manufacture

1987

Date

July 15, 1993 at 11:55 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Taloja Maharashtra

Region

Asia • India

Coordinates

19.0630°, 73.1193°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On July 15, 1993 at 11:55 AM, Ahmedabad - Mumbai experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 300 Super King Air, operated by National Remote Sensing Agency, with the event recorded near Taloja Maharashtra.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft, belonging to National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad, was operating a ferry flight from Ahmedabad to Bombay. There were four persons on board the aircraft including pilot-in-command. During approach to land at Bombay, contact with ATC was lost after the aircraft had reported its flight level 4,000 feet. The aircraft was found crashed on top of the hills at Taloja village located about 11 NM East of Bombay airports. All the four persons on board received fatal injuries. The aircraft was completely destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-EQM, MSN FA-128, year of manufacture 1987.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.0630°, 73.1193°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

1

Passengers

3

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft, belonging to National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad, was operating a ferry flight from Ahmedabad to Bombay. There were four persons on board the aircraft including pilot-in-command. During approach to land at Bombay, contact with ATC was lost after the aircraft had reported its flight level 4,000 feet. The aircraft was found crashed on top of the hills at Taloja village located about 11 NM East of Bombay airports. All the four persons on board received fatal injuries. The aircraft was completely destroyed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Ahmedabad - Mumbai

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • India

Aircraft Details

Registration

VT-EQM

MSN

FA-128

Year of Manufacture

1987