Indian Airlines Flight 403
![]() An Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200 similar to the one involved | |
Accident | |
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Date | 17 December 1978 |
Summary | Leading edge devices not extended during takeoff |
Site | Begumpet Airport, Telangana, India |
Total fatalities | 4 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2A8 |
Operator | Indian Airlines |
IATA flight No. | IC403 |
ICAO flight No. | IAC403 |
Call sign | INDAIR 403 |
Registration | VT-EAL |
Flight origin | Begumpet Airport, Telangana |
Destination | Bangalore International Airport |
Passengers | 126 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 1 |
Survivors | 131 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 3 |
Indian Airlines Flight 403[1] was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad to Bangalore. On 17 December 1978, the Boeing 737-2A8 crashed during takeoff, killing one passenger and causing three additional ground casualties.[2]
Aircraft[]
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-2A8 with serial number 20485 and construction number 277, registered as VT-EAL. The plane was seven years and ten months old at the time of the crash.[2] It was powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbojet engines.[3]
Accident[]
During takeoff from Runway 09 at Begumpet Airport, the aircraft entered a stall. The flight crew aborted the takeoff and attempted a wheels-up landing. The aircraft skidded 3,080 feet (940 m), overshooting the runway and breaking the airport's perimeter fence before coming to a stop in flames. One passenger was killed, along with three more people who were cutting grass near the airport fence at the time of the accident.[2]
Investigation[]
Investigators determined that the leading edge devices were not extended during rotation due to a technical fault.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Indian Airlines flight schedule, September 1977
- ^ a b c d Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 VT-EAL Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
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