Dornier DO228 crash, Jun 8, 2015 (3 killed), Pichavaram
Dornier DO228 accident on June 8, 2015 near Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu, India with 3 fatalities. Cause: Indian Coast Guard Board of Inquiry (as recorded by...
- Date: June 8, 2015
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Indian Coast Guard Board of Inquiry (as recorded by ASN): sudden stoppage of power to the attitude and heading reference unit led to loss of control; the reason for the power failure was not established.
On 8 June 2015 an Indian Coast Guard Dornier 228 on a maritime patrol along the Tamil Nadu coast and over Palk Bay departed Chennai with three crew. Its last radar contact was at 2123 LT while cruising at 9000 feet about 176 km offshore, and debris was found the next morning. The wreck was located in July at about 995 m depth some 30 km off Pichavaram, and the Coast Guard Board of Inquiry concluded that the power supply to the attitude and heading reference unit stopped suddenly, after which the crew lost control of the aircraft.