Cessna 172 VT-RGF

Summary

On 6 October 2019 at about 07:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered VT-RGF was involved in an accident near Sultanpur, India. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 2019 at 07:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Sultanpur, India

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

VT-RGF

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR20WA003

2 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 October 6, 2019, about 0750 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172, VT-RGF, impacted terrain near Sultanpur, India after requesting to turn back due to bad weather. The student pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. 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: Air Accident Investigation Bureau Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan Safdarjung Airport New Delhi-3 India Tel.: (91) 11 2461-0843 / 2461-0848 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (91) 11 2469-3963

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.