Question : AIR CRASH NEAR KANPUR

(a) whether the Director General, Civil Aviation has completed his investigations into the tragic plane crash in which some VIPs and journalists were killed near Kanpur;

(b) if so, the findings thereof; and

(c) the steps, if any, taken in the light of this inquiry report and to review the flying aspect of private small aircraft in the country?

THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN )

(a) to (c):- The aircrash is under investigation by a Committee of Inquiry constituted under Rule 74 of Aircraft Rules 1937. The Committee has not yet submitted its final report.