Faridabad: Preliminary probe by aviation regulator DGCA into the Faridabad air crash that claimed ten lives today pointed towards technical malfunction and high velocity winds as possible major reasons for the mishap.
Sources close to probe team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the small single-engine turboprop Pilatus PC 12 aircraft could not apparently withstand the strong winds and a storm in the area and the pilots probably lost control, leading to the crash last night.
Minutes before the crash, the commander of the ill-fated plane, Capt Harpreet, reported to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) in Delhi that he was facing bad weather, the sources said, adding that he was asked by the ATC not to descend.
The preliminary report of the probe has been submitted to the civil aviation ministry, they said.
Civil aviation secretary Nasim Zaidi said in Delhi that a committee of inquiry has been set up by the ministry to probe all aspects of the accident.
The ill-fated Swiss-made aircraft had a capacity to carry nine passengers and two pilots. The plane belonging to the Air Charter Services India Private Limited had crashed just 15 minutes before landing at the Delhi IGI airport killing seven people onboard and three - all women - on ground.
26/05/11 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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