Pilatus PC-12 VT-ACF

Summary

On 25 May 2011, a Pilatus PC-12 registered VT-ACF, operated by Air Chartered Services Pvt, was involved in an accident near Faridabad Parvatiya Colony, India. 12 people were on board and 7 died. 5 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 May 2011

Classification

Accident

Location

Faridabad Parvatiya Colony, India

Coordinates

28.3500, 77.2833

Aircraft

Pilatus PC-12

Registration

VT-ACF

Operator

Air Chartered Services Pvt

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN11RA687

7 people died, including 5 on the ground.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 25, 2011, an Indian registered Pilatus PC-12/45 airplane, VT-ACF, operated by Air Chartered Services Pvt, as an emergency medical services (EMS) flight, sustained substantial damage when the airplane impacted terrain near Faridabad Parvatiya Colony, India. The two pilots, one patient, and four EMS crewmembers were fatally injured. Five people sustained fatal injuries on the ground. The EMS flight originated from Patna, India, and was destined for Delhi, India. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of India. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of India. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Deputy Director General Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) DGCA Complex Opposite Safdarjung Airport New Delhi - 110 003 India Tel No.: +91-011-24620272, 73 Fax No.: +91-011-24616715

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.