- Date
- September 2, 2009, 03:43 local (03:43 UTC)
- Place
- Kurnoon, India
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- VT-APGBell 430
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 74687
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On September 2, 2009, at approximately 0343 UTC, a Government of Andhra Pradesh Gad (Poll "c") Bell 430 helicopter crashed enroute to Chitoor, India from Hyderabad, India. There were 2 crew members and 3 passengers, including the Secretariat of Hyderabad on board. The helicopter was destroyed and there are no reported survivors. The investigation is being conducting by the Central Government of India. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture of the engines. All inquiries related to this investigation should be directed to: Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation DGCA Complex Opposite Safdarjung Airport New Delhi 110003 India
Aircraft
- Registration
- VT-APG
- Reported as
- Bell 430
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Government of Andhra Pradesh Gad (Poll "C")
- Registered owner
- Government of Andhra Pradesh Gad (Poll "C")
- Departed
- Hyderabad
- Destination
- Chitoor
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)