Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Mittwoch 19 Oktober 1988 |
Zeit: | 06:53 |
Flugzeugtyp: |  Boeing 737-2A8 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Indian Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | VT-EAH |
Werknummer: | 20481/271 |
Baujahr: | 1970-11-24 (17 years 11 months) |
Betriebsstunden: | 42750 |
Anzahl Zyklen der Zelle: | 47520 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 127 / Insassen: 129 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 133 / Insassen: 135 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 2,54 km (1.6 Meilen) NE of Ahmedabad Airport (AMD) ( Indien)
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Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Bombay-Sahar International Airport (BOM/VABB), Indien |
Flug nach: | Ahmedabad Airport (AMD/VAAH), Indien |
Flugnummer: | IC113 |
Unfallbericht:The Boeing 737-2A8 was operating Indian Airlines flight 113 from Bombay (now known as Mumbai) to Ahmedabad, India. At 06:41 hours, while the aircraft was descending to FL55, the flight was instructed to report over the Ahmedabad VOR. Visibility was reported being 2000 m in haze with calm winds and a QNH of 1010 mb. The flight crew reported overhead the VOR and prepared for a localizer-DME approach to runway 23. Last radio contact with the flight was at 06:50.
It struck trees and a high-tension pylon before crashing into a paddy field, bursting into flames.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Error on the part of pilot-in-command as well as co-pilot due to non adherence to laid down procedures under poor visibility conditions."
Informationsquelle:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 24 October 1988 (p.32)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bombay-Sahar International Airport to Ahmedabad Airport as the crow flies is 442 km (276 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.