Beecraft 1A VT-KBN accident near Bengaluru, India, July 11, 2023
Beecraft 1A, registration VT-KBN, operated by Pinnacle Air P/L, was involved in an accident near Bengaluru, India on July 11, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case GAA23WA206 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 52 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 10:11 UTC, at 3,125 ft and 115 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 3 km from Bangaluru/Hal Arpt (VOBG).
The nearest weather report, from VOBG (3 km away), showed wind 260° at 8 knots, visibility 3.73 miles, ceiling 8,000 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Hawker Beechcraft Corp Premier IA registered in India (Mode S 800482).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- July 11, 2023
- Location
- Bengaluru, India
- Aircraft
- Beecraft 1A
- Registration
- VT-KBN
- Operator
- Pinnacle Air P/L
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- GAA23WA206 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Bangaluru/Hal Arpt (VOBG)
- Recorded flight
- 52 min, max 6,050 ft
- Last recorded position
- 10:11 UTC, 3,125 ft, 115 kt
3D flight replay
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Related accidents
Sources: NTSB case GAA23WA206; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.