Bell 212-NO SERIES VT-HGB

Summary

On 29 September 2013 at about 08:20 local time, a Bell 212-NO SERIES registered VT-HGB was involved in an accident near Murbad, Thane District, India, India. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 September 2013 at 08:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Murbad, Thane District, India, India

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 212-NO SERIES

Registration

VT-HGB

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR13WA433

5 people died.

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 September 29, 2013, at 0820 universal coordinated time, a Bell 212, VT-HGB, collided with terrain during cruise flight near Murbad (Thane District), India. The helicopter was destroyed and two flight crew and three passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated by United Heli Charters under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of India. The flight originated from Juhu and was destined for Nagpur. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of India. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of India. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Safdarjung Airport New Delhi - 110 003 India Tel No.: +91-011-24620272, 73 Fax No.: +91-011-24616715 email: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.