In Pics | A look at major flight accidents in India’s aviation history

An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London went down shortly after takeoff. Amid ongoing investigations, we look back at some of the worst aviation tragedies in India’s aviation history.

7 August, 2020: An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway while landing at Calicut International Airport, resulting in 18 fatalities, while 172 passengers survived.

22 May, 2010: A Dubai-Mangalore Air India Express flight crashed after overshooting the runway at Mangalore Airport, killing 158 people and leaving only 8 passengers alive.

17 July, 2000: Tragedy struck Patna as Alliance Air Flight 7412 crashed into a housing estate, resulting in the deaths of 55 passengers and 5 people on the ground.

12 November, 1996: In one of the deadliest aviation disasters, a mid-air crash between Saudi and Kazakh airlines near Charkhi Dadri claimed all 349 lives on board.

26 April, 1993: An Indian Airlines flight collided with a truck on the runway during takeoff from Aurangabad, resulting in 55 fatalities and 66 injuries.

14 February, 1990: A fatal crash occurred as an Indian Airlines flight neared landing at Bangalore Airport, leaving 92 dead.

16 August, 1991: An Indian Airlines flight crashed while descending into Imphal, resulting in the deaths of 69 people.

26 April, 1993: During takeoff in Aurangabad, an Indian Airlines aircraft crashed into a truck on the runway, causing 55 fatalities and injuring 66 others.

21 June, 1982: Heavy weather caused an Air India plane to crash in Bombay, killing 17 people while 94 managed to survive.