Bell 430 VT-APG

Summary

On 2 September 2009 at about 03:43 local time, a Bell 430 registered VT-APG, operated by Government of Andhra Pradesh Gad (Poll "C"), was involved in an accident near Kurnoon, India. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 September 2009 at 03:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Kurnoon, India

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 430

Registration

VT-APG

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Government of Andhra Pradesh Gad (Poll "C")

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hyderabad → Chitoor

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

NTSB number

DCA09WA076

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 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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.