- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: June 22, 1982
Time: 0434
Location: Bombay, India
Operator: Air India
Flight #: ?
Route: Kuala Lumpur - Mumbai
AC Type: Boeing B-707-437
Registration: VT-DJJ
cn / ln: 17723/100
Aboard: 111   (passengers:99  crew:12)
Fatalities: 17   (passengers:15  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: The crew initiated a go-around after a heavy landing and a subsequently bounced lifted off the runway but descended back onto the ground and broke up. 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 and very hard landing. The aircraft was named "Gaurishankar."
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