This notification, S.O. 1750(E), issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on May 29, 2017, announces the formal inquiry into a serious incident involving Indigo Airlines flight IGO398 (aircraft A320) and Air Asia flight IAD768 (aircraft A320, Reg VTJRT) that occurred in the Varanasi area on April 16, 2017. The Central Government, exercising powers conferred by Rule 111 of the Aircraft Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Rules, 2012, has appointed a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the causes and contributory factors of the incident and to recommend measures for preventing future occurrences. The Committee is headed by Dr. Jitendra Loura, Assistant Director, AAIB, with Sh. Raje Bhatnagar, Assistant Director, AAIB, as a member. The committee is authorized to seek assistance from other experts/agencies as needed. The Committee's headquarters will be located in New Delhi, and it is expected to submit its report to the Central Government within six months. The notification was issued by Satyendra Kumar Mishra, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
AAIB: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, an agency involved in the investigation.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The ministry responsible for the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Indigo Airlines: An airline company whose flight IGO398 was involved in the incident.
Air Asia: An airline company whose flight IAD768 was involved in the incident.
Varanasi Area, Uttar Pradesh: The geographical location where the serious incident occurred.
Aircraft Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Rules, 2012: The legal framework under which the inquiry is being conducted.
Dr. Jitendra Loura: Assistant Director, AAIB, appointed as the head of the Committee of Inquiry.
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नई िदल् ली, 29 मई, 2017
का.आ. 1750(अ).—जबिक मेससर् इंिडगो IGO398 िवमान ए320 एवं मैससर् एयर एिशया IAD768
िवमान ए320 (रिज.-VT-JRT) िदनांक 16.04.2017 को वाराणसी क्षे(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) गंभीर घटना के िशकार हो गए।
और जबिक, केन् (cid:7076)ीय सरकार को यह (cid:7079)तीत होता ह ै िक इस गंभीर घटना के कारण और अंशदायी कारक(cid:7298)
का अन् वेषण और िनधार्रण िकया जाना, और भिवष् य म(cid:7286) ऐसी गंभीर घटना की पुनरावृित से बचने के िलए
िसफािरश(cid:7286) करना समीचीन ह।ै
अब, वायुयान (दघु र्टना एवं घटना जांच) िनयमावली, 2012 के िनयम 11 (1) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)दत् त शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग
करते हुए, केन् (cid:7076)ीय सरकार एतद(cid:7367)ारा गंभीर घटना की औपचािरक जांच िकए जाने का िनदशे दते ी ह।ै
तदनुसार, केन् (cid:7076)ीय सरकार एतद(cid:7367)ारा डॉ िजत(cid:7286)(cid:7076) लौरा, सहायक िनदशे क, एएआईबी की अध् यक्षता म(cid:7286)
िन(cid:7388)िलिखत सदस्य के साथ एक जांच सिमित िनयुक् त करती ह- ै :
(i) (cid:7088)ी राजे भटनागर, सहायक िनदशे क, एएआईबी सदस्य के रूप म(cid:7286)
सिमित, जब भी अपेिक्षत होगा, अन् य िवशेषज्ञ(cid:7298)/एज(cid:7286)िसय(cid:7298) की सहायता भी लेगी।
सिमित का मुख् यालय नई िदल् ली म(cid:7286) होगा।
सिमित अिधमानतः छह महीने के भीतर इसकी जांच पूरी करके अपनी िरपोटर् केन् (cid:7076)ीय सरकार को (cid:7079)स् तुत
करेगी।
[सं. एवी-15013/4/2017-डीजी]
सत्य(cid:7286)(cid:7076) कुमार िम(cid:7088)ा, संयु(cid:7334) सिचव
3479 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2017
S.O. 1750(E).—Whereas M/s Indigo Airlines flight IGO398, aircraft A320 and M/s Air Asia
IAD768, aircraft A320 (Reg- VT-JRT) were involved in a serious incident in Varanasi Area on 16.04.2017.
And whereas, it appears to the Central Government that it is expedient to investigate and determine
the causes and contributory factors leading to the said serious incident and make recommendations to avoid
recurrence of such serious incidents in future.
Now, in the exercise of the powers conferred by the Rule 11(1) of the Aircraft (Investigation of
Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012, the Central Government hereby directs that a formal inquiry in the
serious incident be made.
Accordingly, the Central Government hereby appoints a Committee of Inquiry headed by Dr. Jitendra
Loura, Assistant Director, AAIB with following member:
(i) Sh. Raje Bhatnagar, Assistant Director, AAIB as member
The committee will also take the assistance of other experts/agencies whenever required.
The headquarters of the Committee will be at New Delhi.
The Committee will complete its inquiry and submit its report to the Central Government preferably
within six months.
[No. AV-15013/4/2017-DG]
SATYENDRA KUMAR MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
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