Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 July 1996
Aircraft Type: Let L-410UVP-E9D
Owner/operator: Archana Airways
Registration Number: VT-ETC
Location: near Kanda –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: CoI IndiaCoI India
Category: Accident
An Archana Airways Let 410 aircraft crashed into a forest on Bandi Hill after taking off from Shimla. The crash occurred approximately 6 minutes after the scheduled ETA of 08:54, resulting in fire and loss of aircraft.An Archana Airways Let 410 aircraft crashed into a forest on Bandi Hill after taking off from Shimla. The crash occurred approximately 6 minutes after the scheduled ETA of 08:54, resulting in fire and loss of aircraft.
Description
The Archana Airways Let 410 was operating a round trip flight from Delhi with enroute stops at Shimla and Bhuntar. The plane took off from Shimla at 08:33 for the next leg to Bhuntar. The aircraft crashed into a thick forest on the Bandi Hill and caught fire, some 6 minutes past its ETA time of 08:54. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident to Archana Airways L-410 aircraft VT-ETC was due to a complete lack of safety awareness, proper supervision and operational control in the organisation.”
Primary Cause
Lack of safety awareness, proper supervision, and operational control within the organization.Lack of safety awareness, proper supervision, and operational control within the organization.Share on:
