Air India Flight 403

Air India Flight 403
Accident summary
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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Accident

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]

Passengers

The flight consisted of 12 crew and 99 passengers, of which 2 crew and 15 passengers died.[1]

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