Accident Details
On the day of the accident, the aircraft departed from runway 09 at New Delhi-Palam Airport. As it climbed to approximately 500 feet, the copilot initiated a steep turn to the right. The aircraft then stalled and crashed in a wasteland about 2 kilometers southeast of the airfield. The impact and subsequent post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft completely. All 18 occupants were killed.
Investigation
Investigators examined the wreckage and reviewed flight data to determine the sequence of events. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and the fire that followed. No further details about the investigation process were provided in the official findings.
Probable Cause
The official probable cause was an error of judgment by the supernumerary pilot, who was flying as first officer. He executed a steep starboard turn and could not recover from the overbanked turn in time due to the low altitude. Inexperience of that pilot with the type of aircraft he was flying was deemed an indirect cause of the accident.