Kanpur plane crash: No distress call, flight-monitoring gaps emerge in AAIB probe
A preliminary report by the AAIB indicates that Garg Aviation failed to maintain proper flight-monitoring records prior to a fatal training aircraft crash in Kanpur. The agency has recommended that the DGCA implement stricter guidelines for flight data monitoring.
Why it matters
The findings highlight systemic gaps in safety oversight for small-scale flight training organizations.
NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has found that Garg Aviation did not fully follow required flight-monitoring procedures before its training aircraft crashed near Kanpur on August 27, killing an instructor and a trainee pilot.The seven-page preliminary report also recommends that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation issue clearer guidelines on how Flying Training Organisations should monitor flight data.The Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft crashed near the Ganga Barrage less than 20 minutes after taking off from Kanpur's civil aerodrome. The 39-year-old instructor and 28-year-old trainee were killed.No records of flight-data checksAAIB said Garg Aviation told investigators that it carried out random checks of data from the aircraft's Garmin system.
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