**Policy Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on December 29, 2015, announces the formal inquiry into an accident involving a Spicejet Ltd. Q400 aircraft (VTSUC) on December 4, 2015, in Jabalpur, while operating a flight from Mumbai. Exercising powers under Rule 111 of the Aircraft Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Rules, 2012, the Central Government has appointed a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the causes and contributory factors of the accident and to recommend measures for preventing future occurrences.
The Committee is headed by Shri A. X. Joseph, Deputy Director, AAIB, and includes Shri K. Ramachandran, Air Safety Officer, AAIB, and Capt. Nitin Anand as members. The committee is authorized to seek assistance from other experts and agencies as required. The committee's headquarters will be in New Delhi, and it is expected to submit its report to the Central Government within six months.
The notification number is AV150291172015DG and was issued by B. S. Bhullar, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Spicejet Ltd.: An airline company whose aircraft Q400 D;w400 VTSUC was involved in an accident.
Mumbai: City of origin of the flight that met with an accident.
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh: City where the Spicejet Ltd. aircraft accident occurred on 04122015.
Central Government: The governing body that has ordered a formal inquiry into the accident.
Aircraft Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Rules, 2012: The set of regulations under which the inquiry is being conducted.
Shri A. X. Joseph: Deputy Director, AAIB, appointed as the head of the Committee of Inquiry.
AAIB: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, organisation to which members of the committee belong
New Delhi: Location of headquarters of the Committee of Inquiry.
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New Delhi, the 29th December, 2015
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that it is expedient to investigate and determine the causes
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and contributory factors leading to the said accident and
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make recommendations to avoid recurrence of such
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directs that a formal inquiry in the accident be made.
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Accordingly, the Central Government hereby
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The headquarters of the Committee will be at New
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Delhi.
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09 GI/2016
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