Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533

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Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533
Hinduja Cargo Services Boeing 727-243F; VT-LCI, December 1998 (5695954622).jpg
VT-LCI, the Boeing 727 involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date7 July, 1999
SummaryFailure to comply with standard runway procedures and failure of air traffic controller to warn the pilots of oncoming terrain
SiteChampadevi Hills near Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-243F
OperatorHinduja Cargo Services on behalf of Lufthansa Cargo
RegistrationVT-LCI
Flight originTribhuvan International Airport, Nepal
DestinationIndira Gandhi International Airport, India
Passengers0
Crew5
Fatalities5
Survivors0

Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533[1] was a scheduled cargo flight from Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in India operated by Lufthansa Cargo's Indian subsidiary Hinduja Cargo Services. On 7 July 1999, the Boeing 727 operating the flight impacted Champadevi hills at 7,500 feet (2,200 metres), 15 kilometres and crashed with no survivors amongst the 5 occupants onboard.[2][3][4]

Aircraft and Crew[]

The aircraft was a 17 year old Boeing 727-200 Freighter plane. It was delivered previously to Alitalia in 1981 as I-DIRS with Continental Airlines too operating the airframe as N586PE and N14416 before delivery to Hinduja Cargo Services as VT-LCI.[5] There were 5 crew members onboard, namely Gonjalez, Shahni, Vargava, Singh and Roy.[a][4]

Flight[]

The flight was carrying 21 tons of cargo, mostly loaded with textiles and carpets.[2][6] The flight departed Runway 20 at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport.[1][3]After take-off the flight made a 10-degree bank to the right for heading of 247 at 4.4DME. The power applied on the engines was inadvertently reduced so the aircraft lost height in area where altitude of any departing flight must be above 9,500 feet while VT-LCI was at 7,500 feet.[1][7] The Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) activated and sounded a horn in the cockpit for 11 seconds. The speed too reduced to 171 knots. VT-LCI impacted Champadevi Hills at 7:51p.m. local time with no survivors.[8]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Full names were not identified as seen in the source mentioned

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "DCA99WA068". National Transportation Safety Board. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-243F VT-LCI Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved November 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "CIVIL AVIATION AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1999 - DGCA INDIA". Directorate General of Civil Aviation India. pp. 4 and 5. Retrieved November 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Five killed in Kathmandu plane crash". Rediff On The NeT. Retrieved November 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Swartz, Karl. "REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR VT-LCI (HINDUJA CARGO SVC) 727-243". planelogger.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Lufthansa Freighter crash kills 5. Google Books. 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Hinduja 727 freighter accident leaves no clues". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "World: South Asia - No survivors in Nepal plane crash". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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