Indian Airlines Flight 491
| Indian Airlines Flight 491 | |
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.jpg) An identical Boeing 737-200 from Indian Airlines |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Collision with obstacles at the beginning of the climb |
| place |
Aurangabad , Maharashtra , India
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| date | April 26, 1993 |
| Fatalities | 55 |
| Survivors | 63 |
| Injured | 12 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type |
 Boeing 737-2A8
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| operator |
Indian Airlines
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| Mark |
VT-ECQ
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| Departure airport |
Delhi Airport , India
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| 1. Stopover |
Jaipur Airport , Rajasthan , India
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| 2. Stopover |
Udaipur Airport , Rajasthan , India
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| 3. Stopover |
Aurangabad Airport , Maharashtra , India
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| Destination airport |
Bombay Airport , Maharashtra , India
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| Passengers | 112 |
| crew | 6th |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
The Indian Airlines Flight 491 (flight number IC491 ) was a domestic flight of the airline Indian Airlines from Delhi airport for Bombay airport with stops at Jaipur , Udaipur and Aurangabad . On April 26, 1993 a Boeing 737-2A8 with the registration number VT-ECQ collided with a vehicle and other obstacles shortly after taking off from Aurangabad Airport . 55 people were killed in the accident.
Airplane and occupants
The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 737-2A8, which was 18 years and 8 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 September 18, 1974, before being delivered to Indian Airlines in the same month. The aircraft had the factory number 20961, it was the 375th Boeing 737 from ongoing production. The machine was certified with the aircraft registration VT-ECQ . The twin- engined narrow -body aircraft was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A engines. At the time of the accident, the machine had completed 43,866 operating hours.
There were 118 people on board, including 112 passengers and 6 crew members.
the accident
The first three flight segments were flown without any special incidents. The stopover at Aurangabad Airport was hot and humid. The machine was heavily loaded for the onward flight.
The crew received clearance to take off from runway 09. The take-off run took an unusually long time, the machine only took off shortly before the end of the runway. It was only slowly gaining height. When the Boeing flew over an expressway to the east behind the runway, it was only 2.10 meters above the road. The machine collided with a truck that was carrying a towering cotton crop. The left landing gear tore off, as did the thrust reverser and compressor blade of the left engine. The machine continued to fly until it became entangled in power lines three kilometers northeast of the airport and fell to the ground. The machine broke apart in the crash and caught fire.
Victim
In the accident, 55 people were killed on board, including 53 passengers and two flight attendants. There were 63 survivors, including the captain, first officer, two flight attendants, and 59 passengers. 12 injured people were admitted to hospitals, three of whom were discharged after a brief treatment.
Cause of accident
In the accident investigation to the pilot in command has been given the responsibility for the accident - this was the machine too late rotate can thereby chosen the wrong rotation technique.
The investigators saw another cause in the failure of the transport authority to regulate traffic on the expressway east of the airport during flight operating hours.
After the accident, it was initially speculated that the truck was on the tarmac, but the Lok Sabha was soon able to clarify the connections.
consequences
Indian Airlines paid the families of each adult crash victim ₹ 500,000 Indian rupees and ₹ 250,000 for each child.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Accident Report B-737-200 VT-ECQ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 2, 2019.
- ↑ Operating history B-737-2A8, VT-ECQ Planespotters (English), accessed on April 3, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d e CIVIL AVIATION AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1993 DGCA 2 February 2016
- ↑ a b c https://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses6/13270493.htm
Coordinates: 19 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ N , 75 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E