Ahmedabad - Mumbai
Flight / Schedule
Ahmedabad - Mumbai
Aircraft
Beechcraft 300 Super King AirRegistration
VT-EQM
MSN
FA-128
Year of Manufacture
1987
Operator
National Remote Sensing AgencyDate
July 15, 1993 at 11:55 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
Operator
National Remote Sensing AgencyFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • India
