Top 10 Aircraft Accidents in India (Till 2025)

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#1 12 Nov 1996: Saudia Flight 763 & Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 (Location- Charkhi Dadri, Haryana) Summary: Mid-air collision due to communication error (Fatalities: 349)

#2 1 Jan 1978: Air India Flight 855 (Location- Off Mumbai Coast) Summary: Instrument failure, disorientation (Fatalities: 213)

#3 21 Jun 1982: Air India Flight 403 (Location- Bombay (Mumbai)) Summary: Crashed during landing in poor weather (Fatalities: 213)

#4 23 Jun 1985:: Air India Flight 182 (Off Irish Coast) Summary: Bomb explosion (by Sikh extremists) – technically outside India, but an Indian airline (Fatalities: 329)

#5 19 Oct 1988: Indian Airlines Flight 113 (Location- Ahmedabad) Summary: Crashed on approach in poor visibility (Fatalities: 133)

#6 14 Feb 1990: Indian Airlines Flight 605 (Location- Bangalore) Summary: Crashed on final approach (Fatalities: 92)

#7 22 May 2010: Air India Express Flight 812 (Location- Mangalore) Summary: Overran runway and crashed into a valley (Fatalities: 158)

#8 17 Jul 2000: Alliance Air Flight 7412 (Location- Patna) Summary: Crashed during go-around (Fatalities: 60)

#9 7 May 1993: Indian Air Force IL-76 (Location- Near Chandigarh) Summary: Crashed after takeoff (Fatalities: 82)

#10 7 Aug 2020: Air India Express Flight 1344 (Location- Kozhikode (Calicut)) Summary: Skidded off tabletop runway in rain (Fatalities: 21 (Many injured))