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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Maharashtra, India · October 5, 2019

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
October 5, 2019, 06:28 local (06:28 UTC)
Place
Maharashtra, India
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
VT-HRPCessna 172
Defining event
Approach-IFR final approach: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100379

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Factual narrative

On October 5, 2019, at 0628 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172R airplane, VT-HRP, collided with a fence during approach at the Shirpur Airport, Maharashtra, India. The student pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the Government of India.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: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi, India - 110003 Tel: 011-24658051 Fax: (91) 11 2469-3963 email: aaib.moca@nic.in

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
VT-HRP
Reported as
Cessna 172 (R)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17281533
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Equipment
Unknown