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Chronology of air crashes in the country

The country has witnessed many air crashes in the past the latest one being the AIr India Express crash at Mangalore airport in which 159 have been killed.

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Following is the chronology of accidents involving aircraft in the country:

July 7, 1962 : Alitalia flight from Sydney crashes into a hill near Mumbai, 94 killed

Jan 1, 1978 : Air India flight crashes into Arabian Sea; 213 killed

Jun 21, 1982 : Air India flight crashes at Mumbai airport, 17 of 111 passengers killed

Oct 19, 1988 : Air India flight crashes at Ahmedabad, 124 out of 129 passengers killed

Feb 14, 1990 : Air India flight crashes at Bangalore, 92 out of 146 passengers killed

Aug 16, 1991: Air India flight crashes at Imphal, 69 killed

Apr 26, 1993 : Air India flight crashes at Aurangabad airport, 55 of 118 passengers killed

Nov 12, 1996 : Saudi Arabian Airlines flight collides mid-air with Kazakhastan Airlines plane near Charki Dadri in Haryana, all 349 on board killed

July 17, 2000 : Alliance Air flight crashes at Patna airport, 60 passengers killed

Sep 4, 2009 : One of the engines of Air India flight catches fire at Mumbai airport, 21 injured.

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