An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft accident at Madras Airport in 1979
| An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft accident at Madras Airport in 1979 | |
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.jpg) An identical Boeing 737-200 from Indian Airlines |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Agreement from the runway due to electrical failure after bomb explosion |
| place |
Madras Airport , Tamil Nadu , India
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| date | April 26, 1979 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 67 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type |
 Boeing 737-2A8
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| operator |
Indian Airlines
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| Mark |
VT-ECR
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| Departure airport |
Trivandrum International Airport , Kerala , India
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| Destination airport |
Madras Airport , Tamil Nadu , India
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| Passengers | 61 |
| crew | 6th |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 accident occurred on April 26, 1979 at Madras Airport . In this accident one at the Trivandrum International Airport for a domestic flight launched 737-2A8 Boeing airline Indian Airlines with the air vehicle registration VT-ECR during an emergency landing after electrics and instruments were short failed previously because of a bomb explosion on board. Although the machine was completely destroyed, all 67 occupants survived the accident.
plane
The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 737-2A8, which was 4 years and 6 months old at the time of the accident. The machine was assembled at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington , and made its maiden flight on October 16, 1974, before being delivered to Indian Airlines that same month. The aircraft had the factory number 20962, it was the 380th Boeing 737 from ongoing production. The machine was certified with the aircraft registration VT-ECR . The twin- engined narrow -body aircraft was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A engines.
the accident
The flight took off from Trivandrum International Airport and initially went without incident. During the flight, the machine was cleared to descend to 27,000 feet (approx. 8,230 meters). Shortly thereafter, there was an explosion in the front on-board toilet, which resulted in a complete failure of the electrical system and the instruments.
Because of the system failure, the spoilers could not be extended when approaching Madras Airport . The machine came up about 760 meters behind the threshold of runway 25 and rolled over the end of it. The right side of the machine caught fire. All 67 inmates survived the incident.
Cause of accident
The investigators noted that the cause of the accident was an explosion in the front on-board toilet. The machine rolled over the end of the runway because of a high landing speed and the fact that spoilers , thrust reversers and anti-lock braking systems were not available as a result of the explosion.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Accident Report B-737-2A8, VT-ECR Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 1, 2019.
- ↑ Operating history B-737-2A8, VT-ECR Planespotters (English), accessed on April 1, 2019.