- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 19, 1988 |
Time: | 0700 |
Location: | Near Ahmedabad, India |
Operator: | Indian Airlines |
Flight #: | 113 |
Route: | Bombay - Ahmadabad |
AC Type: | Boeing B-737-2A8 |
Registration: | VT-EAH |
cn / ln: | 20481/271 |
Aboard: | 129 (passengers:124 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 124 (passengers:119 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane hit an electrical mast, 5 miles short of runway during an approach in fog and burst into flames. Error on the part of pilot-in-command as well as co-pilot due to non adherence to procedures under poor visibility conditions. |
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