List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in India

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This list of accidents and incidents on airliners in India summarizes airline accidents that occurred within the territories claimed by India, with information on airline company with flight number, date, and cause.

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DateAccident / Incident DescriptionCasualtiesSurvivors
June 3, 2019An Indian Air Force An-32 crashed in a hilly terrain in Arunachal Pradesh after it lost contact with ground control130
July 22, 2016An Indian Air Force An-32 crashed in Bay of Bengal29
August 7, 2020 Air India Express Flight 1344, a Boeing 737-800 flying the Dubai-Kozhikode route overshot the runway on landing at Calicut International Airport breaking into four pieces.18172
May 22, 2010 Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737-800 flying the Dubai-Mangalore route overshot Runway 24 on landing at Mangalore International Airport killing 158 passengers on board. [2] [3] [4] [5] 1588
July 17, 2000 Alliance Air Flight 7412 crashed in a residential estate of Patna after the pilot lost control of the aircraft and stalled. Deaths included 55 people aboard, along with 5 on the ground.55+5
December 24, 1999 Indian Airlines Flight 814 was hijacked by terrorists and flown to Kandahar, Afghanistan. One passenger was killed by the hijackers; the other 192 aboard survived. [6] 1192
November 12, 1996 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision , Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 collided in mid-air with Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907. The cause was determined to be pilot error by the Kazakhstan Airlines pilot. All 349 people on board both planes were killed, making it the deadliest mid-air collision in history.349
April 26, 1993 Indian Airlines Flight 491 crashed into a truck at the end of the runway while taking off from Aurangabad, Maharashtra . The cause was both pilot error and the failure of the aviation administration to control highway traffic.55
April 24, 1993 Indian Airlines Flight 427 was hijacked by a terrorist who demanded passage to Afghanistan, but was denied overflight permission by Pakistani authorities and the pilot diverted to Amritsar. The hijacker was killed after security forces stormed the aircraft. [7] 1140
April 10, 1993An Indian Airlines Boeing 737-2A8 en-route from Lucknow to Delhi was hijacked by four students of the Government Arts College, Lucknow claiming to be strapped with explosives. They demanded changes to the college's courses, cancellation of an award to a professor and postponement of exams. The hijackers were overpowered by passengers on return to the Lucknow Airport and subsequently arrested by the police. They were found to be only carrying a small knife. [8] 059
March 27, 1993Indian Airlines Fight 439 was hijacked en-route from Delhi to Madras by a hijacker claiming to be strapped with explosives who forced the plane to land in Amritsar (after being denied landing permission in Lahore) and demanded political asylum in Pakistan. The hijacker subsequently surrendered and the explosive was found to be a disguised hair-dryer. [9] 0203
January 22, 1993Indian Airlines Flight 810 en-route from Lucknow Airport to Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport was hijacked by a single individual and returned to Lucknow. The hijacker demanded the release of all individuals arrested after the Demolition of the Babri Masjid and for a temple be built at Ram Janmabhoomi where the Ram Mandir once stood. The hijacker surrendered to officials after negotiations and the bomb he carried was found be phony. [10] 054
August 16, 1991 Indian Airlines Flight 257 crashed on descent into Imphal due to pilot error, killing all 69 occupants.69
February 14, 1990 Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashed on its final approach to Bangalore airport. The cause was pilot error.92
October 19, 1988 Indian Airlines Flight 113 crashed on its final approach to Ahmedabad airport due to pilot error.130
August 14, 1984 Indian Airlines Flight 421, seven Sikh hijackers demanded an Indian Airlines jetliner flying from Delhi to Srinagar to be flown to the United Arab Emirates. The defense minister of the UAE negotiated the release of the passengers. It was related to the Sikh secessionist struggle in the Indian state of Punjab. [11] 074
July 5, 1984 Indian Airlines Flight 405, nine Sikhs belonging to the Khalistan movement forced an Airbus A300 on a domestic flight from Srinagar to Delhi with 254 passengers and 10 crew on board, to be flown to Lahore Airport in Pakistan. The demands (release of prisoners and money) of the hijackers were not met and they ultimately surrendered to Pakistani authorities on July 6. [12] 0264
August 20, 1982A lone Sikh militant, armed with a pistol and a hand grenade, hijacked a Boeing 737 on a scheduled flight from Jodhpur to New Delhi carrying 69 persons. Indian security forces killed the hijacker and rescued all passengers. Peter Lamont, production designer working on the James Bond film Octopussy , was a passenger. [13] 1
August 4, 1982An Indian Airlines flight from Delhi to Amritsar was hijacked en-route by a Sikh militant carrying a fake bomb. The hijacked plane landed at Amritsar (after being denied permission to land in Lahore, Pakistan). A police officer (disguised as a pilot) and some passengers overpowered the hijacker when his attention was diverted. [14] 0All
June 21, 1982 Air India Flight 403 crashed at Sahar International Airport in Bombay due to heavy weather. Two crew members and 15 passengers died; 94 survived.1794
November 26, 1981 Air India Flight 224 from Salisbury, Rhodesia to Bombay was hijacked at Mahe Airport, Seychelles by mercenaries fleeing an abortive coup while on a refueling stop. The B707-300 (registration VT-DVB) was forced to fly to Durban. After freeing the 78 passengers and crew, the mercenaries surrendered. [15] 078
September 29, 1981 Indian Airlines Flight 423, a Boeing 737 operating a domestic flight from Delhi to Amritsar, was hijacked by Sikh extremists and forced to land in Lahore, Pakistan, where special forces stormed the aircraft; there were no fatalities. [16] 0117
December 20, 1978 Indian Airlines Flight 410, Bholanath Pandey and Devendranath Pandey hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-410. They demanded the immediate release of Indian National Congress party leader Indira Gandhi who was imprisoned at that time on the charges of fraud and misconduct. Later, they were awarded with party tickets for this act by the Indira Gandhi government in 1980 such that Devendra Nath Pandey rose to become a minister in the state government of Uttar Pradesh. This case was also mentioned by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale to justify his claim regarding the hypocrisy of the Indian government during the Khalistan movement. [17] 0132
January 1, 1978 Air India Flight 855 crashed off the coast of Bandra, Bombay, (now Mumbai) when the captain became spatially disoriented after the failure of one of the flight instruments in the cockpit. All 213 aboard were killed.213
October 12, 1976 Indian Airlines Flight 171 crashed at Bombay following an in-flight fire caused by an uncontained engine failure, killing all 95 onboard.95
September 10, 1976An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 was hijacked from Palam Airport Delhi by a group of six militants from Jammu and Kashmir: Syed Abdul Hameed Dewani, Syed M Rafique, M Ahsan Rathore, Abdul Rashid Malik, Ghulam Rasool and Khawaja Ghulam Nabi Itoo. To refuel the plane, they took permission from CAA Lahore Airport in Pakistan to land and refuel. The hijackers were neutralized during breakfast after being served colorless tranquillizers with water. All six hijackers were taken in custody and the plane was returned to India with 83 passengers on board. [18] 083
May 31, 1973 Indian Airlines Flight 440 crashed on approach to Palam Airport due to pilot error. 48 of 65 onboard died.4817
September 24, 1972 Japan Airlines Flight 472 overran the runway after landing at the wrong airport; all 122 onboard survived.0122
June 14, 1972 Japan Airlines Flight 471 crashed near Palam Airport, killing 82 of 87 onboard and three on the ground; Japan claimed that a false glide path signal caused the crash, while India claimed that the pilot disregarded let-down procedures.82+35
January 30, 1971 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking, a domestic passenger flight was hijacked en-route from Srinagar to Jammu and flown to Lahore in Pakistan where the passengers/crew were released and the plane subsequently destroyed. [19] 032
September 19, 1965 Gujarat Beechcraft incident- A civilian Beechcraft commuter plane was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force fighter, killing all eight on board.80
July 28, 1963 United Arab Airlines Flight 869 (1963) crashed off Bombay Airport, killing all 63 onboard. The cause was probably a loss of control in turbulence and bad weather.630
July 7, 1962 Alitalia Flight 771 crashed into a hill northeast of Mumbai while on approach. The accident was attributed to navigation error. All 94 aboard were killed.94
May 25, 1958 1958 Dan-Air Avro York crash- An Avro York crashed at Gurgaon following an in-flight fire caused by engine failure, killing four of five onboard.41
July 12, 1949A KLM Lockheed Constellation, registered PH-TDF, crashed near Ghatkobar while attempting to land in bad weather, performing the New Delhi-Bombay leg of a scheduled service from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Amsterdam. All ten crewmembers and 35 passengers died, including the prominent U.S. journalist H.R. Knickerbocker. The accident was attributed to pilot error.450
August 14, 1943A Stinson Model A of Tata National Airlines, registered VT-AQW, flew into a mountain near Lonavala, Maharashtra, while performing the Poona-Bombay leg of a scheduled service from Colombo to Karachi. Three crewmembers and three passengers died.60
March 7, 1938An Air France Potez 62, registered F-ANQR, crashed following an in-flight fire outside Datia, Madhya Pradesh, while performing the Prayagraj (Allahabad)-Jodhpur leg of a scheduled service from Hanoi to Paris. The three crewmembers and four passengers were killed.70

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