Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 25 January 1970
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Royal Nepal Airlines
Registration Number: 9N-AAR
Location: 3 km E of Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: The F-27 aircraft’s flight control system.The F-27 aircraft’s flight control system.
Category: Accident
An F-27 aircraft experienced severe thunderstorms while on final approach to Delhi, resulting in a short runway landing and subsequent crash.An F-27 aircraft experienced severe thunderstorms while on final approach to Delhi, resulting in a short runway landing and subsequent crash.
Description
While on final approach to Delhi, the aircraft was caught in severe thunderstorms with turbulence and down draughts. The pilot couldn’t control the aircraft, and the F-27 crashed short of runway 28.
Primary Cause
Severe thunderstorms with turbulence and down draughts caused loss of control by the pilot.Severe thunderstorms with turbulence and down draughts caused loss of control by the pilot.Share on:
