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{{Short description|Aviation accident in Delhi, India}}
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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| name = 2015 Indian Border Security Force King Air crash
| image = Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, Private JP7130611.jpg
| image_upright = 1.1
| alt =
| caption = A Beechcraft Super King Air similar to the crashed aircraft
| occurrence_type = Accident
| date = {{Start date|2015|12|22|df=y}}
| summary = [[Pilot error]] leading to [[spatial disorientation]] and [[Loss of control (aeronautics)|loss of control]]
| site = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], Delhi, India
| coordinates = 
| total_fatalities = 10
| total_injuries = 1
| ground_injuries = 1
| aircraft_type = [[Beechcraft Super King Air 200]]
| aircraft_name =
| operator = [[Border Security Force]]
| callsign =
| tail_number = VT-BSA
| origin = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], Delhi, India
| stopover =
| destination = [[Ranchi Airport]], [[Ranchi]], India
| occupants = 10
| passengers = 8
| crew = 2
| fatalities = 10
| survivors = 0
}}

On 22 December 2015, a [[light aircraft]] of the Indian [[Border Security Force]] crashed within the grounds of [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] in Delhi, India. Ten personnel of the Border Security Force, three officers and seven senior technicians, were killed.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news |author=|title=India plane crash: Ten die in Delhi's Dwarka district|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35158084 |accessdate=23 July 2016 |publisher=BBC News|date=22 December 2015}}</ref> The 22-year-old [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Beechcraft B200 King Air]] took off for [[Ranchi]] just before 9.30am, before crashing shortly afterwards.<ref name="NDTV1">{{cite news|last1=Biswas|first1=Tanima|title=10 BSF Personnel Killed As Aircraft Crashes Near Delhi Airport|url=http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/borders-security-force-plane-crashes-near-delhi-reports-1257597|accessdate=22 May 2016 |website=ndtv.com |publisher=[[New Delhi Television Limited]]|date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

== Aircraft ==
The aircraft involved in the accident was a 22-year-old [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Beechcraft B200 King Air]].<ref name="NDTV1" />

== Passengers and crew ==
The plane has two pilots, each with a [[commercial pilot licence]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=15 August 2017 |title=FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT ON ACCIDENT TO BORDER SECURITY FORCE SKA B-200 AIRCRAFT VT-BSA NEAR IGI AIRPORT, DELHI ON 22.12.2015 |url=https://reports.aviation-safety.net/2015/20151222-0_BE20_VT-BSA.pdf |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=AAIB India}}</ref>

In addition to the pilots, the plane was carrying eight technicians to Ranchi to repair a helicopter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BSF aircraft crashes near Delhi airport, all 10 on board killed |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bsf-aircraft-crashes-near-delhi-airport-all-10-on-board-killed-278405-2015-12-22 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=India Today |date=22 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NDTV1" />

== Accident ==
After the aircraft's engines were started the crew reported that there was a problem (the nature of which has not been reported), but continued with the flight after receiving advice from [[Air traffic control|ground staff]]. The aircraft took off at 9:27am local time with an expected arrival time at [[Ranchi]] of 12:00pm.<ref name="IN1"/>

Soon after taking off, the crew informed air traffic control that something was wrong and that they would return to Delhi. The pilots were then cleared to make an emergency landing on Delhi's Runway 28.<ref name="IN1"/> At 9:40 AM, contact was lost with the aircraft. The plane then veered to the left, narrowly missing a village. It brushed a tree before hitting the perimeter wall of the airport and crashed into a [[Sewage treatment|sewage treatment plant]] within the airport complex. The aircraft then caught fire and was destroyed. All ten occupants were killed and another on the ground was injured.<ref name="IN1">{{cite news|last1=Dash|first1=Nivedita|title=BSF aircraft crashes into Delhi airport wall, all 10 officers onboard killed |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bsf-aircraft-crashes-into-delhi-airport-wall-all-10-officers-onboard-killed/1/553262.html7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818090609/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bsf-aircraft-crashes-into-delhi-airport-wall-all-10-officers-onboard-killed/1/553262.html7 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2016 |website=Indiatoday.in |accessdate=22 May 2016 |publisher=Living Media India |date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

== Cause ==
The cause can be attributed to pilot error who incorrectly activated the autopilot and failed to take the proper corrective action. Five recommendations are also made.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://reports.aviation-safety.net/2015/20151222-0_BE20_VT-BSA.pdf Final report of the accident]
* {{ASN accident|20151222-0}}

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ShereeScotto4 at 22:17, 19 February 2026