India
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.
Updated : May 22, 2010, 05:21 PM IST
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.