Indian Airlines Flight 171

Indian Airlines Flight 171
An Indian Airlines Caravelle, sister ship to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date12 October 1976 (1976-10-12)
SummaryIn-flight fire due to an uncontained engine failure
SiteBombay-Santacruz Airport, Bombay, India
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSud Aviation Caravelle
OperatorIndian Airlines
IATA flight No.IC171
ICAO flight No.IAC171
Call signINDAIR 171
RegistrationVT-DWN
Flight originBombay-Santacruz Airport (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport)
DestinationMadras Airport (now Chennai International Airport)
Occupants95
Passengers89
Crew6
Fatalities95
Survivors0

Indian Airlines Flight 171 was a Caravelle that crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Bombay Airport (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport) on 12 October 1976 after suffering an uncontained engine failure, killing all 95 people on board. Metal fatigue in the No. 2 engine's 10th stage high-pressure compressor disk had caused it to disintegrate,[1] the resulting fragments severed fuel lines causing fuel to leak into the engine and ignite causing an uncontrolled fire that eventually affected control surfaces leading to a loss of control.

  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N VT-DWN Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 30 June 2019.