Hinduja Cargo Services Flight 8533[1] was a scheduled cargo flight from Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in India operated by Lufthansa Cargo's Indian subsidiary Hinduja Cargo Services. On 7 July 1999, the Boeing 727 operating the flight crashed into Champadevi Hills at 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) altitude with no survivors amongst the 5 occupants on board.[2][3][4]
.jpg) VT-LCI, the Boeing 727 involved in the accident | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 July 1999 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and ATC error |
| Site | Champadevi Hills, near Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-243F |
| Operator | Hinduja Cargo Services on behalf of Lufthansa Cargo |
| Registration | VT-LCI |
| Flight origin | Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Destination | Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft and crew
editThe aircraft was a 17 year old Boeing 727-200 Freighter plane. It was delivered previously to Alitalia in 1981 as I-DIRS with Continental Airlines too operating the airframe as N586PE and N14416 before delivery to Hinduja Cargo Services as VT-LCI.[5] There were 5 crew members on board, namely Gonjalez, Shahni, Vargava, Singh and Roy.[a][4]
Flight
editThe flight was carrying 21 tons of cargo, mostly textiles and carpets.[2][6] The flight departed Runway 20 at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport.[1][3] After take-off the flight made a 10-degree bank to the right for heading of 247 at 4.4DME. The power applied on the engines was inadvertently reduced so the aircraft lost height in area where altitude of any departing flight must be above 9,500 feet (2,900 m) while VT-LCI was at 7,500 feet (2,300 m).[1][7] The Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) activated and sounded an alarm in the cockpit for 11 seconds. The speed was reduced to 171 knots (317 km/h; 197 mph) causing the stick shaker to activate. VT-LCI impacted Champadevi Hills at 7:51 p.m. local time with no survivors.[8][9]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Full names were not identified as seen in the source mentioned
References
edit- ^ a b c "DCA99WA068". National Transportation Safety Board. DCA99WA068. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-243F VT-LCI Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "CIVIL AVIATION AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1999 - DGCA INDIA". Directorate General of Civil Aviation. pp. 4 and 5. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Five killed in Kathmandu plane crash". Rediff On The NeT. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Swartz, Karl. "REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR VT-LCI (HINDUJA CARGO SVC) 727-243". planelogger.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Lufthansa Freighter crash kills 5. Traffic Service Corporation. 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Hinduja 727 freighter accident leaves no clues". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "No survivors in Nepal plane crash". BBC News. July 8, 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "5 Lufthansa cargo plane crew members die in Nepal crash". Asian Economic News. July 12, 1999. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Free Online Library.