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| Date | June 21, 1982 |
| Type | Heavy weather |
| Site | Sahar International Airport, Bombay, India |
| Passengers | 99 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 17 |
| Survivors | 94 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-437 |
| Aircraft name | Gouri Shankar |
| Operator | Air India |
| Tail number | VT-DJJ |
| Flight origin | Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia |
| Stopover | Madras |
| Destination | Sahar International Airport, Bombay, India |
Air India Flight 403 was a scheduled Air India passenger flight that crashed at Sahar International Airport in Bombay, India on the 21 June 1982.
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On 21 June 1982 Air India Flight 403, a Boeing 707-437 (registered VT-DJJ) called Gouri Shankar coming from Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Madras (now Chennai) crashed at after a heavy landing during a rainstorm. The fuselage exploded after starting a late go-around. 90 occupants were on the aircraft. 2 of 12 crew members and 15 of 99 passengers were killed in the crash.[1][2]
The flight consisted of 12 crew and 99 passengers, of which 2 crew and 15 passengers died.[1]
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