![]() ![]() After the transmission, another Indian Airlines was about to take off from Imphal. ![]() After reporting back on the VOR, they were asked to inform the tower on a procedural turn towards the airport and later were asked to descend to 5,000 feet (1,500 m). The crew reported that they were above the supposed VOR. The crew then requested to set course for a preparation to land at Imphal, which was granted by ATC. Before Flight 257 had reached the VOR, Imphal Tower asked for another position report from Flight 257. Imphal Tower granted their request and later asked the crew to descend to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) and to report back to the ATC if they had reached the VOR for the runway. Īt 12:34 p.m, after contacting Chittagong's Comilla Airport and Tripura's Agartala, the crew was asked to contact Imphal Tower for a descent clearance. For a flight to Manipur, the aircraft was cleared to fly at 29,000 feet (8,800 m). Captain Sekhar Heldar was the pilot flying (PF) and Captain Roy Choudury was his co-pilot. The flight was supposed to take about 60 minutes and later on the aircraft would have continued its journey to Dimapur in the neighboring Nagaland state. Accident Īll times in this article are Indian Standard Time (IST).įlight 257 took off at 11:54 a.m from Calcutta to Imphal, the capital of the Indian state of Manipur in the Northeast. Captain Choudhury (26) had a total flying experience of 1,647 hours, of which 1,397 hours were on the type. Captain Heldar (37) had a total flying experience of 3,783 hours, of which 2,369 hours were on the Boeing 737 and the other 1,414 hours were on the Fokker F27 aircraft. The flight was piloted by Captain Sekhar Heldar and Captain Roy Choudhury. Of the 6 crew members, 2 were flight crew and the other 4 were cabin crew members. Among the passengers were Irengbam Tompok, former Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur and Keisham Bira, former Minister of Education of Manipur. A total of 32 passengers were booked for Imphal and 31 were booked for Dimapur. According to the manifest, there were 68 adults and 1 infant on board Flight 257. There were 69 people on board, consisting of 63 passengers and 6 crew members. ![]() However, it had been involved in an accident in 1978 when it struck a person during landing in Hyderabad. No major defects were listed in the technical log. The aircraft was maintained in accordance with the approved schedules. The aircraft was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT8D-17A engines. It had accumulated more than 33,000 total flight cycles and had undergone a major aircraft inspection in July 1990. The aircraft had been switched from civilian aircraft to military aircraft at least twice, in 19, with a military registration of K2371. The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 737-2A8, delivered to Indian Airlines in 1977 with an Indian registration of VT-EFL. Their actions were influenced by the pilot's decision to solely rely on his extreme familiarity with the terrain. During the approach, the crew didn't adequately monitor their instruments, despite the deteriorating weather condition at the time. The crew decided to violate the approach procedure by taking a short cut and eventually misplaced the aircraft to hilly terrain in the area. ![]() The crash was attributed to the pilot's non-adherence to the written procedure for an approach to Imphal. On 16 August 1991, the Boeing 737-2A8 registered VT-EFL crashed into the hilly terrain of Thangjing Hill during its descent, killing all 63 passengers and 6 crew members on board. Indian Airlines Flight 257 was an Indian Airlines domestic passenger flight operating on the Calcutta– Imphal– Dimapur route. ![]()
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