Indian Airlines Flight 491 · Aurangabad
On April 26, 1993, Indian Airlines Flight 491 (Aurangabad). 55 people died.
- Date
- April 26, 1993
- Place
- Aurangabad
- Operator
- Indian Airlines
- Killed
- 55
- Injured
- 19
- Position
- 19.883°N, 75.333°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q6019807
From Wikipedia
Indian Airlines Flight 491 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Aurangabad to Mumbai, operated by India's Flag carrier Indian Airlines. On 26 April 1993, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 737-200 with a registration of VT-ECQ crashed shortly after take-off following the aircraft's impact with a Truck and a high tension power line. The crash killed 55 people and injured 63 others.
A formal investigation was launched by Ministry of Civil Aviation (India). The final report concluded that the crash was caused by the captain's false perception on take-off technique which ultimately led to the aircraft's impact with a lorry at the end of the runway. Subsequently, the report also blamed authorities for not regulating public vehicles near the airport's vicinity.
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