Air Crash Daily | 1979 Indian Airlines Hindustan Aerospace Ltd. HAL-748 (VT-DXJ) Crash Aftermath Footage @AirCrashDaily | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
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On ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฐ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต, an Indian Airlines Hindustan Aerospace Ltd. HAL-748 (Reg. VT-DXJ) was operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Pune to Bombay, carrying 40 passengers and 5 crew members.
After take-off from Pune, the plane established contact with Bombay Radar and transmitted its ETA Bombay. However, the plane crashed in the Kiroli Hills about 11 km east of Bombay. The plane was destroyed due to impact and post-impact fire. Search and Rescue operations were hampered by lack of visibility and heavy rain falls. The wreckage was found a few hours later and all 45 occupants were killed.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
Combination of the following factors:
(1) Momentary/intermittent loss of electrical contact in G/S system of aircraft which gave the pilot an erroneous impression of the interception of the glide slope;
(2) Failure of the pilot to discharge his obligations under DOC 4444 by failing to use the glidepath facility only after the Outer Marker and also in descending below 2910 feet without first cross-checking over the Outer Marker;
(3) Failure of the radar controller to discharge his obligations under DOC 4444 of giving position information to the aircraft from time to time, use of incorrect and/or non-standard phraseology and also failure to inform the aircraft about the loss of radar contact.
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On ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฐ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต, an Indian Airlines Hindustan Aerospace Ltd. HAL-748 (Reg. VT-DXJ) was operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Pune to Bombay, carrying 40 passengers and 5 crew members.
After take-off from Pune, the plane established contact with Bombay Radar and transmitted its ETA Bombay. However, the plane crashed in the Kiroli Hills about 11 km east of Bombay. The plane was destroyed due to impact and post-impact fire. Search and Rescue operations were hampered by lack of visibility and heavy rain falls. The wreckage was found a few hours later and all 45 occupants were killed.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
Combination of the following factors:
(1) Momentary/intermittent loss of electrical contact in G/S system of aircraft which gave the pilot an erroneous impression of the interception of the glide slope;
(2) Failure of the pilot to discharge his obligations under DOC 4444 by failing to use the glidepath facility only after the Outer Marker and also in descending below 2910 feet without first cross-checking over the Outer Marker;
(3) Failure of the radar controller to discharge his obligations under DOC 4444 of giving position information to the aircraft from time to time, use of incorrect and/or non-standard phraseology and also failure to inform the aircraft about the loss of radar contact.
