Bell 430 VT-MPS
21 February 2002 · Indore, India · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 February 2002 at about 12:00 local time, a Bell 430 registered VT-MPS, operated by Madhya Pradesh Government, was involved in an accident near Indore, India. 5 people were on board and 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indore, India
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 430
- Registration
- VT-MPS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Madhya Pradesh Government
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Indore → Indore
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- WAS02WA023
People
5 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Probable cause
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.
Other Bell 430 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2002 | Bell 430 | Jalapa, Mexico | Government of the State of Veracruz | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Mar 2003 | Bell 430 | Highland, Michigan, United States | CJ System Aviation Group | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2000 | Bell 430 | Chiu An, Taiwan | Daily Air Corp. | Unknown | - |
| 11 Jul 2005 | Bell 430 | Gulf of Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2009 | Bell 430 | Kurnoon, India | Government of Andhra Pradesh Gad (Poll "C") | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Bell 430 | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Chevron USA Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2003 | Boeing 777-300 | Chennai, India | Emirates | Unknown | - |
| 2 Jan 2001 | Bell 206L4 | Mussoorie, India | Span Air | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jul 2000 | Boeing 737-200 | Patna, India | Airlines Allied Sevices Ltd | Fatal | 55 |
| 16 Jul 2005 | Cessna 340 | Bangalore, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1999 | Boeing 747-200F | Madras, India | Air France | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1999 | Piper PA-60-602P | Tambon Tha Chal, India | Aircraft Guaranty Corp | Fatal | 2 |