| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 01, 1978 |
| Time: | 2041 |
| Location: | Off Bandra, Maharashtra, India |
| Operator: | Air India |
| Flight #: | 855 |
| Route: | Bombay - Dubai |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-747-237B |
| Registration: | VT-EBD |
| cn / ln: | 19959/124 |
| Aboard: | 213 (passengers:190 crew:23) |
| Fatalities: | 213 (passengers:190 crew:23) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Following a right turn, after taking off, the plane rolled to the left beyond 90 degrees, went into a steep dive, crashed and exploded in shallow water. Irrational control wheel inputs on the part of the captain after his attitude director indicator malfunctioned leading to complete loss of situational awareness. |
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