Date: 24 December 1999
Flight: Flight 814
Aircraft: Airbus A300B2-101
Location: Kathmandu
Summary: Hijacking
Is Indian Airlines Safe?
We track reported incidents for Indian Airlines. This page lists 45 recorded events and highlights the most recent entry.
Most recent listed incident: 24 December 1999
Date: 26 April 1993
Flight: Flight 491
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A8
Location: near Aurangabad Airport
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 24 April 1993
Flight: Flight 427
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A8
Location: Amritsar Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 10 April 1993
Flight: –
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A8
Location: Lucknow Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 27 March 1993
Flight: Fight 439
Aircraft: Airbus A320-231
Location: Amritsar Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 22 January 1993
Flight: Flight 810
Aircraft: –
Location: Lucknow Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 16 August 1991
Flight: Flight 257
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A8
Location: near Imphal Airport
Summary: CFIT
Date: 14 February 1990
Flight: Flight 605
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Location: Bangalore
Summary: Pilot error, CFIT
Date: 19 October 1988
Flight: Flight 113
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A8
Location: Ahmedabad
Summary: Pilot error, weather, lack of navigational aids
Date: 24 August 1984
Flight: Flight 421
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced
Location: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 5 July 1984
Flight: Flight 405
Aircraft: Airbus A300
Location: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 20 August 1982
Flight: –
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Location: Amritsar Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 4 August 1982
Flight: –
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Location: Amritsar Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 29 September 1981
Flight: Flight 423
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Location: Lahore Airport, Pakistan
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 4 August 1979
Flight: VT-DXJ
Aircraft: HAL 748-224 Srs. 2
Location: near Panvel
Summary: Instrument failure, pilot error, ATC errors, CFIT
Date: 20 December 1978
Flight: Flight 410
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Location: Varanasi
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 17 December 1978
Flight: VT-EAL
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A8
Location: Begumpet Airport
Summary: Crashed on takeoff
Date: 12 October 1976
Flight: Flight 171
Aircraft: Sud Caravelle VI-N
Location: Bombay-Santacruz Airport
Summary: Engine failure, in-flight fire, loss of control
Date: 10 September 1976
Flight: –
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Location: Lahore Airport , Pakistan
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 31 May 1973
Flight: Flight 440
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A8
Location: New Delhi
Summary: Pilot error, crash on landing
Date: 15 March 1973
Flight: VT-EAU
Aircraft: HAL 748-224 Srs. 2
Location: near Hyderabad
Summary: Crew errors, crew incapitation
Date: 12 August 1972
Flight: VT-DME
Aircraft: Fokker F27-100
Location: near Delhi-Palam Airport
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 9 December 1971
Flight: VT-DXG
Aircraft: HAL 748-224 Srs. 2
Location: Chinnamanur
Summary: Deviation from course, CFIT
Date: 30 January 1971
Flight: VT-DMA
Aircraft: Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
Location: Lahore Airport , Pakistan
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 29 August 1970
Flight: VT-DWT
Aircraft: Fokker F27-400
Location: near Silchar
Summary: Pilot error, CFIT
Date: 21 April 1969
Flight: VT-DOJ
Aircraft: Fokker F27-200
Location: near Khulna Airport
Summary: Weather, loss of control
Date: 4 September 1966
Flight: VT-DSB
Aircraft: Sud Caravelle VI-N
Location: Mumbai
Summary: CFIT
Date: 15 February 1966
Flight: VT-DPP
Aircraft: Sud Caravelle VI-N
Location: Palam Airport
Summary: Crashed short of runway
Date: 7 February 1966
Flight: PH-SAB (leased from Schreiner Airways)
Aircraft: Fokker F27-200
Location: Banihall Pass
Summary: Navigation error, CFIT
Date: 11 September 1963
Flight: VT-DIO
Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 768D
Location: 51 mi south of Agra
Summary: Loss of control for reasons unknown
Date: 3 June 1963
Flight: VT-AUL
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3 Hiper
Location: Sarna
Summary: Loss of control, in-flight breakup
Date: 15 July 1962
Flight: VT-AUS
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: near Lahore
Summary: Bird strike
Date: 3 January 1960
Flight: VT-CGG
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: near Taksing
Summary: Pilot error, navigation error, stall, loss of control
Date: 29 March 1959
Flight: VT-CGI
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: 35 mi west of Silchar
Summary: Weather, severe turbulence, in-flight breakup
Date: 12 March 1959
Flight: VT-CYH
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: near Tobu
Summary: CFIT
Date: 9 July 1958
Flight: VT-CYM
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: near Dhaka
Summary: In-flight breakup
Date: 25 June 1958
Flight: VT-COJ
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3C
Location: near Damroh
Summary: Possible loss of power, CFIT
Date: 5 May 1957
Flight: VT-AUV
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Santoshpur
Summary: Weather, windshear
Date: 13 March 1957
Flight: VT-CFB
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Kingsway Camp, India
Summary: Loss of control
Date: 19 October 1956
Flight: VT-DGK
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
Location: Agartala
Summary: Weather, CFIT
Date: 15 May 1956
Flight: VT-DBA
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Tribhuvan Airport
Summary: Runway overrun
Date: 21 March 1956
Flight: VT-CGN
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Salonibari Airport
Summary: Pilot error, stall, runway excursion
Date: 2 February 1955
Flight: VT-CVB
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Nagpur
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 21 January 1955
Flight: VT-COZ
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: Guwahati
Summary: CFIT
Date: 12 December 1953
Flight: VT-CHF
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: near Sonegaon Airport
Summary: Loss of power, loss of control, CFIT