.jpg) An Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200 similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 December 1978 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to mechanical failure |
| 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 |
| Occupants | 132 |
| 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]
- ^ Indian Airlines flight schedule, September 1977
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 VT-EAL Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2021-04-01.