Date: 12 June 2025
Flight: Flight 171
Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Location: Ahmedabad
Summary: Under investigation (crash on takeoff)
Is Air India Safe?
We track reported incidents for Air India. This page lists 23 recorded events and highlights the most recent entry.
Most recent listed incident: 12 June 2025
Date: 5 January 2014
Flight: Flight 890
Aircraft: Airbus A320-231
Location: Jaipur International Airport
Summary: Landed next to runway, struck trees
Date: 28 May 2012
Flight: VT-ALH
Aircraft: Boeing 777-237LR
Location: Mumbai Airport
Summary: Unexplained nose damage
Date: 4 September 2009
Flight: Flight 829
Aircraft: Boeing 747-437
Location: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Summary: Fuel leak, engine fire
Date: 7 May 1990
Flight: Flight 132 Emperor Vikramaditya
Aircraft: Boeing 747-237B
Location: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Summary: Engine separation, in-flight fire
Date: 4 July 1985
Flight: N816EV
Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-73CF
Location: Dum Dum Airport
Summary: Landing gear failure
Date: 23 June 1985
Flight: Flight 182 Emperor Kanishka
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Summary: Terrorist bombing
Date: 21 June 1982
Flight: Flight 403 Gouri Shankar
Aircraft: Boeing 707-437
Location: Santacruz Airport
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 26 November 1981
Flight: Flight 224
Aircraft: Boeing 707-337C
Location: Durban Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 1 January 1978
Flight: Flight 855 Emperor Ashoka
Aircraft: Boeing 747-237B
Location: off Santacruz Airport
Summary: Instrument malfunction
Date: 23 January 1971
Flight: VT-DJI Nandi Devi
Aircraft: Boeing 707-437
Location: Mumbai
Summary: Pilot error, loss of control, ran off runway
Date: 24 January 1966
Flight: Flight 101 Kanchenjunga
Aircraft: Boeing 707-437
Location: Mont Blanc
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 12 November 1963
Flight: VT-DJK
Aircraft: Boeing 707-437
Location: Schwechat International Airport
Summary: Struck radar mast on approach
Date: 19 July 1959
Flight: VT-DIN Rani of Aera
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation
Location: Mumbai
Summary: Improperly set altimeter
Date: 11 April 1955
Flight: Flight 300 Kashmir Princess
Aircraft: Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Location: Natuna Islands
Summary: Bombing
Date: 9 May 1953
Flight: VT-AUD
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Palam Airport
Summary: Crew error, loss of control
Date: 15 September 1951
Flight: VT-CCA
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Hindustan Airport
Summary: Loss of control
Date: 13 December 1950
Flight: VT-CFK
Aircraft: Douglas C-47B
Location: Katagiri
Summary: Navigation error, CFIT
Date: 3 November 1950
Flight: Flight 245 Malabar Princess
Aircraft: Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Location: Mont Blanc
Summary: Weather, CFIT
Date: 7 April 1949
Flight: VT-CIZ
Aircraft: Vickers Viking 1B
Location: Marve Beach
Summary: Belly landing
Date: 6 February 1948
Flight: VT-CLY
Aircraft: Vickers Viking 1B
Location: Santacruz Airport
Summary: Engine failure
Date: 27 December 1947
Flight: VT-AUG
Aircraft: Douglas C-48C
Location: Korangi Creek
Summary: Loss of control
Date: 13 November 1947
Flight: VT-ATI
Aircraft: Douglas C-53
Location: Jammu Airport
Summary: Runway overrun