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Air India Flight 403 was a scheduled Air India passenger flight that crashed at Sahar International Airport in Bombay, India, on 21 June 1982. It was likely caused by miscalculated altitude in a heavy rainstorm.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 707-437 registered VT-DJJ and named Gauri Shankar after the mountain. It was the first jetliner inducted into the fleet of an Asian airline, manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 1960 and powered by four Rolls-Royce Conway 508 engines.[1]
Accident
On 21 June 1982, Flight 403 crashed after a botched go-around during a rainstorm.[2] Out of 111 occupants on the aircraft, 2 of 12 crew members and 15 of 99 passengers were killed.[3][4] One of the survivors was Raja Ramanna, an Indian nuclear physicist.[5]
Investigation
An Indian public inquiry determined the probable cause of the accident to be "Deliberate reduction of engine power by the pilot 12 seconds prior to first impact due to altitude unawareness resulting in a high rate of descent, very heavy landing and the undershooting of the aircraft by 1300 feet."[6]
References
- ↑ Loss of control Accident Boeing 707-437 VT-DJJ, Tuesday 22 June 1982. asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ↑ Air India : The story of the aircraft. Airwhiners.net(26 July 2004). Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 06221982. airdisaster.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ↑ Air India plane crashes. airsafe.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ↑ Air-India Boeing 707 crash-lands at Bombay airport, 17 killed, Singh, Chander Uday. India Today(15 July 1982). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-437 VT-DJJ Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM), Ranter, Harro. aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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