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Ahmedabad Plane Crash: List Of Fatal Passenger Aircraft Accidents In India Over The Years
Last Updated: The Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad is the first fatal passenger plane crash in India in the past five years, coming after the 2020 incident in Kozhikode. Ahmedabad Plane Crash: An Air India flight AI 171, flying from Ahmedabad to London, crashed near Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday. The passenger plane with 232 passengers on board crashed shortly after takeoff near Meghaninagar, triggering panic in the area. Thick smoke from the crash site was visible as far as Vastrapur. Emergency response teams, including the fire brigade, were immediately rushed to the spot. This is the first major plane crash in India over the past five years. The last plane crash happened in Kozhikode in 2020. Here's a list of major plane crashes in India over the years: 2020: Air India Express Flight IX-1344 – Kozhikode The crash of Air India Express Flight IX-1344 on August 7, 2020, remains one of the most tragic aviation disasters in recent Indian history. Operating under the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was flying from Dubai to Kozhikode (Calicut). Upon attempting to land at Kozhikode's tabletop runway during heavy rainfall and low visibility, the plane overshot the runway, fell into a 30-foot gorge, and broke into two. The crash claimed 21 lives, including both pilots, and left more than 100 injured, some critically. 2010: Air India Express Flight IX-812 – Mangalore Air India Express Flight IX-812 crashed on May 22, 2010, at Mangalore International Airport, marking one of the deadliest aviation disasters in India. The flight, a Boeing 737-800, was operating from Dubai to Mangalore with 166 people onboard, including many Indian expatriates returning home. Upon landing at the tabletop runway—a runway located on a plateau with steep drops on either side—the aircraft overshot the runway, failed to stop in time, and plunged into a deep gorge, bursting into flames. The crash resulted in 158 fatalities, with only 8 survivors, most of whom were seated in the front section of the aircraft. 1998: Alliance Air Flight 7412 Alliance Air Flight 7412 tragically crashed on July 17, 1998, near Patna Airport in Bihar. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-2A8, was attempting a go-around maneuver during landing when it lost control and crashed into a densely populated residential area close to the airport. The disaster claimed the lives of 60 people—55 passengers and crew onboard and 5 individuals on the ground. 1993: Indian Airlines Flight 491 – Aurangabad Indian Airlines Flight 491 met with a tragic accident on April 26, 1993, shortly after taking off from Aurangabad Airport in Maharashtra. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-2A8, collided with a truck that had inadvertently entered the runway during the plane's takeoff roll. The collision caused the aircraft to lose control, crash, and catch fire. Out of the 118 passengers and crew onboard, 55 lost their lives in the crash. 1990: Indian Airlines Flight 605 – Bangalore Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashed on February 14, 1990, while attempting to land at Bangalore's HAL Airport in Karnataka. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, descended prematurely and touched down short of the runway, leading to a severe crash. Of the 146 passengers and crew onboard, 92 lost their lives in this tragic accident. First Published: June 12, 2025, 14:35 IST
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History Today: How Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and crashed in Mangalore
Fifteen years ago, on May 22, Mangalore witnessed one of India's worst air crashes. Air India Express Flight IX-812 from Dubai crashed while landing at the Mangalore airport at 6.05 am. Here's how the tragedy unfolded read more Rescue personnel are seen near the smouldering wreckage of an Air India Boeing 737-800 aircraft which crashed upon landing in Mangalore on May 22, 2010. File image/AFP For the 166 passengers and crew on board Air India Express Flight 812 from Dubai to Mangalore on May 22, 2010, this was a routine journey. But this routine flight turned into one of aviation's worst tragedies, one that shall never be forgotten. It was also on this day in 2017 that an Ariana Grande concert at UK's Manchester Arena became a tragedy. As part of our ongoing History Today series, we take a look back at the Air India Express crash as well as the Manchester Arena bombing which have left an indelible mark on history as well as other events that shaped the day. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Crash Of Air India Express Flight 812 On May 22, 2010, Air India Express Flight 812 took off from Dubai and was on its way to Mangalore in India. The flight departed Dubai without issue and the flight had been uneventful before initiating the descent and approach to landing at Mangalore. In fact, the captain was asleep for over an hour, leaving the first officer to monitor the aircraft's systems, navigation and communication with air traffic control during cruise. Later, the aircraft was cleared approach into Mangalore. Herein lies the problem. The Mangalore airport, situated on a hilly area, was deemed to be a 'critical airfield' and required the captain to land it. However, the first officer continued to fly, resulting in the plane overrunning and crashing down the hill at its far end. Locals and police crowd at the crash site of Mangaluru Air India Express on May 22, 2010. File image/PTI Of the 166 people on board, only eight people managed to walk away from the burning wreck. It was India's second-worst domestic airline tragedy. As per the investigation, the captain of the flight took an unstabilised approach towards landing despite the calls of 'go around' by the first officer on the runway. It resulted in overshooting the runway, falling down the hillside and bursting into flames. Manchester Arena bombing Around 10.30 pm on May 22, 2017, just moments after Ariana Grande finished the final song of her Dangerous Woman concert at Manchester Arena, a suicide bomber detonated an explosion on the premises, killing 22 concertgoers and injuring 116 more. Later, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for what was the deadliest act of terrorism in Britain since the 2005 London metro bombings. Witnesses, who were present at the venue, said that the pop star had just finished her final song in the performance and walked off the stage when an explosion rung out at the arena, turning a scene of youthful fun to panic and violence as shrapnel and fire tore through the crowd pouring out of the Arena's busiest exit. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD They added that they heard an explosion and saw a flash of light. Some were knocked down by the blast, while others scrambled for safety in the chaos. Frantic parents, family members and friends began what would be an hours-long search for their children, and those from whom they had been separated when the rush to safety began. Others took to social media with photos of their loved ones, using #manchesterarena to ask if any of them had been seen alive after the explosion. More than 240 emergency calls were made; 60 ambulances and 400 police officers helped in the search. The youngest victim was eight-year-old Lancashire native Saffie Roussos. Members of the public take part in a vigil on St Ann's Square in Manchester, northwest England exactly one week after a bomb attack at Manchester Arena killed 22 and injured dozens more. File image/AFP Investigations later revealed that 22-year-old Salman Abedi, a Manchester native of Libyan descent, had carried out the deadly attack. Evidence revealed that others, including Abedi's brother, were aware of his plans, and may have helped to carry them out. A public inquiry released in 2021 found that 'more should have been done' by British police to stop the attack, while MI5 admitted it acted 'too slowly' in dealing with Abedi. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, Grande, who had briefly suspended her tour, returned to the concert area 11 days later and held a benefit concert titled One Love Manchester, raising a total of £17 million towards victims of the bombing. The Axis Powers are created It was on this day back in 1939 that Italy and Germany agreed to a military and political alliance, giving birth formally to the Axis powers, which ultimately included Japan. Italy's Benito Mussolini coined the name 'Pact of Steel' (he also came up with the metaphor of an 'axis' linking Rome and Berlin) after reconsidering his first choice, 'Pact of Blood,' to describe this historic agreement with Germany. Officially, the Pact of Steel obliged Germany and Italy to aid the other country militarily, economically or otherwise in the event of war, and to collaborate in wartime production. Notably, historians state that the Italian dictator had been less than keen to commit to the Pact. This was because he did not believe that Italy was ready for a major war. It was only in September 1940, the Pact of Steel became the Tripartite Pact, with Japan making up the third constituent of the triad. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD This Day, That Year 1960: The most violent earthquake in recorded history hits Chile; measuring 9.5 on the Richter Scale, it reportedly killed between 2,230 and 6,000 people. 1972: Richard Nixon arrived in Moscow, the first visit by a US president to the Soviet Union. 1980: The arcade game Pac-Man is released.
