Air India Flight 403

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Air India Flight 403
Boeing 707-437, Air-India AN2227437.jpg
VT-DJJ, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in February 1976
Accident
Date21 June 1982 (1982-06-21)
Summary Pilot error; inclement weather as a contributing factor
Site Sahar International Airport, Mumbai, India
Aircraft
Aircraft type Boeing 707–437
Aircraft name Gauri Shankar
Operator Air India
IATA flight No.AI403
ICAO flight No.AIC403
Call signAIRINDIA 403
Registration VT-DJJ
Flight origin Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Back Then was called Kuala Lumpur Airport
Destination Sahar International Airport, Bombay (now Mumbai)
Occupants111
Passengers99
Crew12
Fatalities17
Injuries25
Survivors94; including Raja Ramanna

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.

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Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 707-437 registered VT-DJJ and named Gauri Shankar after the mountain. It was the first jetliner inducted into the fleet of an Asian airline, manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 1960 and powered by four Rolls-Royce Conway 508 engines. [1]

Accident

On 21 June 1982, Flight 403 crashed after a botched go-around during a rainstorm. [2] Out of 111 occupants on the aircraft, 2 of 12 crew members and 15 of 99 passengers were killed. [3] [4] One of the survivors was Raja Ramanna, an Indian nuclear physicist. [5]

Investigation

An Indian public inquiry determined the probable cause of the accident 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." [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Loss of control Accident Boeing 707-437 VT-DJJ, Tuesday 22 June 1982". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Mendis, Sean (26 July 2004). "Air India : The story of the aircraft". Airwhiners.net. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 06221982". airdisaster.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Air India plane crashes". airsafe.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Singh, Chander Uday (15 July 1982). "Air-India Boeing 707 crash-lands at Bombay airport, 17 killed". India Today. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-437 VT-DJJ Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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