Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (India)

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Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau
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Parent Agency – Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Agency overview
Formed30 July 2012
Jurisdiction India
Headquarters Safdarjung Airport
New Delhi
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent department Ministry of Civil Aviation
Website aaib.gov.in

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is a division of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India which investigates aircraft accidents and incidents in India.

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The head office is in Udaan Bhawan, [1] an office building on the property of Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi. [2] Previously the head office was elsewhere on the airport property. [3]

Statutory backing

Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted investigations and gave information to the investigations established by the Court of Inquiry and the Committee Inquiry. A separate investigative agency was established to comply with the Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPs), Annex 13, of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

The agency was established by Order No. AV-15029/002/2008-CG dated 26 May 2011. The Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012 [4] came into effect on 5 July 2012. The aircraft rules, clause 8, provide for setting up of an Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which was done on 30 July 2012 by Order No. AV. 11012/01/2011 - DG. [5]

Investigations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact". Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. Retrieved 2 March 2024. Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Udaan Bhawan Aurobindo Marg New Delhi-110003 India
  2. ↑ "Scindia inaugurates 'Udaan Bhawan' at Delhi's Safdarjung Airport". The Economic Times . 18 September 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Home". Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2024. Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Safdarjung Airport Arobindo Marg New Delhi-110003
  4. ↑ "Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012" (PDF). New Delhi: Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation. 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2025. 8. Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.— (1) For the purposes of carrying out investigation into accidents, serious incidents and incidents referred to in sub‐rules (1), (2) and (4) of rule 5, the Central Government shall set up a Bureau in the Ministry of Civil Aviation known as the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of India and appoint such number of officers familiar with aircraft accident investigation procedures and other persons, as it deems fit from time to time.
  5. ↑ Puja, Jindal (30 July 2012). "Setting up of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in Ministry of Civil Aviation (Order No. AV. 11012/01/2011 - PG)" (PDF). civilaviation.gov.in. New Delhi: Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2025. the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is hereby set up.
  6. ↑ Kulkarni, Sagar (7 August 2020). "AAIB to probe Kozhikode plane accident". No. 7 August 2020. Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald New Service. Retrieved 11 August 2020.


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