2015 Indian Border Security Force King Air crash

On 22 December 2015, a light aircraft of the Indian Border Security Force crashed within the grounds of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India. Ten personnel of the Border Security Force, three officers and seven senior technicians, were killed.[1] The 22-year-old Beechcraft B200 King Air took off for Ranchi just before 9.30am, before crashing shortly afterwards.[2] The accident was due to pilot error who incorrectly activated the autopilot and failed to take corrective action.

2015 Indian Border Security Force King Air crash
A Beechcraft Super King Air similar to the crashed aircraft
Accident
Date22 December 2015 (2015-12-22)
SummaryPilot error leading to spatial disorientation and loss of control
SiteIndira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India
Total fatalities10
Total injuries1
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBeechcraft Super King Air 200
OperatorBorder Security Force
RegistrationVT-BSA
Flight originIndira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India
DestinationRanchi Airport, Ranchi, India
Occupants10
Passengers8
Crew2
Fatalities10
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground injuries1

Aircraft

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The aircraft involved in the accident was a 22-year-old Beechcraft B200 King Air.[2]

Passengers and crew

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The plane has two pilots, each with a commercial pilot licence.[3]

In addition to the pilots, the plane was carrying eight technicians to Ranchi to repair a helicopter.[4][2]

Accident

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After the aircraft's engines were started the crew reported that there was a problem (the nature of which has not been reported), but continued with the flight after receiving advice from ground staff. The aircraft took off at 9:27am local time with an expected arrival time at Ranchi of 12:00pm.[5]

Soon after taking off, the crew informed air traffic control that something was wrong and that they would return to Delhi. The pilots were then cleared to make an emergency landing on Delhi's Runway 28.[5] At 9:40 AM, contact was lost with the aircraft. The plane then veered to the left, narrowly missing a village. It brushed a tree before hitting the perimeter wall of the airport and crashed into a sewage treatment plant within the airport complex. The aircraft then caught fire and was destroyed. All ten occupants were killed and another on the ground was injured.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "India plane crash: Ten die in Delhi's Dwarka district". bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Biswas, Tanima (22 December 2015). "10 BSF Personnel Killed As Aircraft Crashes Near Delhi Airport". ndtv.com. New Delhi Television Limited. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT ON ACCIDENT TO BORDER SECURITY FORCE SKA B-200 AIRCRAFT VT-BSA NEAR IGI AIRPORT, DELHI ON 22.12.2015" (PDF). AAIB India. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ "BSF aircraft crashes near Delhi airport, all 10 on board killed". India Today. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Dash, Nivedita (22 December 2015). "BSF aircraft crashes into Delhi airport wall, all 10 officers onboard killed". Indiatoday.in. Living Media India. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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