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The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Yelahanka Airbase. Control was lost upon landing after the crew attempted to land on one engine. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar in Srinagar: 23 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Mountains

Schedule:

Pathankot – Srinagar

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While descending to Srinagar Airport on a flight from Pathankot, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to snow falls. Too low, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All 23 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Guwahati: 9 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

HJ235

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Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Crashed shortly after takeoff from Guwahati Airport, killing all nine occupants.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar in Agra: 46 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Skydiving / Paratroopers

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Agra - Agra

Location:

Agra-Kheria (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay)

Uttar Pradesh

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India

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Asia

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The aircraft was engaged in a local training mission carrying four crew members and 43 paratroopers. During the takeoff roll, the captain decided to precipitate the rotation due to the presence of a cyclist on the runway. The aircraft took off but due to an insufficient speed, stalled and crashed. A paratrooper was seriously injured while 46 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748-LFD-2m near Leh: 28 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1979 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748

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Registration:

H2178

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Mountains

MSN:

572

YOM:

1978

Location:

Leh-Kushok Bakula Rinpoche

Jammu and Kashmir

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India

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Asia

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Ten minutes after takeoff from Leh Airport, while climbing in clouds at an altitude of 16,000 feet, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near the Karmwal Pass. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 28 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B in Leh: 78 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1978 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

L650

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Chandigarh - Leh

MSN:

6 3 442 10

YOM:

1966

Location:

Leh-Kushok Bakula Rinpoche

Jammu and Kashmir

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India

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Asia

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On final approach to Leh, the pilot reported technical problems when the airplane lost height, struck a house and crashed in a huge explosion less than 2 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 77 occupants were killed as well as one people on the house.

Probable cause:

It is believed that an asymmetric flaps occurred on final approach, causing the aircraft to get inverted and crash. When flaps were selected down, only the flaps on left wing moved down while the flaps on right wing remained blocked in an inappropriate angle.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-124K in Jorhat: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1977 at 1942 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-124

Operator:

Registration:

V643

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

New Delhi - Jorhat

MSN:

6 35 19 02

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1966

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The airplane departed New Delhi-Palam Airport at 1703LT on an official flight to Jorhat-Rowriah Airport, carrying several members of the Indian Government, among them Morarji Desai, Prime Minister, P. K. Thungon, Minister of Arunachal Pradesh and John Lobo, Director of Indian Intelligence Services. On approach, the captain decided to initiate a go-around because the airplane was not properly aligned. Few minutes later, during a second attempt to land, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck tree tops, stalled and crashed in a paddy field located few hundred meters short of runway threshold. The aircraft broke in two, the cockpit was destroyed and five crew members were killed. 15 other occupants were injured.
Those killed were:
Wg Cdr Clarence Joseph D’Lima, captain,
S/Ldr Mathew Cyriac, copilot,
Wg Cdr Joginder Singh, navigator,
S/Ldr V. V. S. Sunkar, flight engineer,
F/Lt O. P. Arora, flight signaller.