What happened
While performing the takeoff roll, the aircraft experienced a mechanical failure in the right-hand engine. This loss of power resulted in the pilot in command losing directional control of the aircraft. Consequently, the plane drifted off the runway and crashed into an earth bank.
The impact was severe enough to shear the left engine from the airframe, causing extensive structural damage that rendered the aircraft a total loss. Despite the intensity of the collision, all 24 occupants were successfully pulled from the wreckage. Among those rescued, three individuals sustained minor injuries during the event.
Findings
- The primary factor in the loss of control was the failure of the right engine during the initial phase of flight.