N888HB

On July 16, 2005 at 11:50 AM, N888HB experienced a crash involving Cessna 340, operated by Agni Aviation, with the event recorded near Bangalore-Jakkur Karnataka.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Bangalore-Jakkur Airport runway 08, while in initial climb, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. It stalled and crashed in shallow water in Jakkur Lake, about one km northeast of the aerodrome. Both pilots were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N888HB, MSN 340-0101, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 13.0764°, 77.6057°.