Accident | |
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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]