Air India Flight 403

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Air India Flight 403
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The aircraft involved in the accident, 1976.
Accident
Date21 June 1982
Summary Pilot error; inclement weather as a contributing factor
Site Sahar International Airport, Mumbai, India
Aircraft
Aircraft type Boeing 707–437
Aircraft nameGauri Shankar
Operator Air India
Registration VT-DJJ
Flight origin Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
Stopover Madras International Airport, Madras (now Chennai)
Destination Sahar International Airport, Bombay (now Mumbai)
Occupants111
Passengers99
Crew12
Fatalities17
Injuries25
Survivors94

Air India Flight 403 was a scheduled Air India passenger flight that crashed at Sahar International Airport in Bombay, India on 21 June 1982. It was likely caused by miscalculated altitude in a heavy rainstorm. The aircraft was the first jetliner inducted into the fleet of an Asian airline.

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Accident

On 21 June 1982, Air India Flight 403, a Boeing 707-437 (registered VT-DJJ) named Gauri Shankar, arriving from Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Madras (now Chennai), crashed after a hard landing during a rainstorm. [1] The fuselage exploded after starting a late go-around. Of 111 occupants on the aircraft, 2 of 12 crew members and 15 of 99 passengers were killed. [2] [3]

Investigation

An Indian public inquiry determined the probable cause of the crash to be "Deliberate reduction of engine power by the pilot 12 seconds prior to first impact due to altitude unawareness resulting in a high rate of descent, very heavy landing and the undershooting of the aircraft by 1300 feet." [4]

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References

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