VT-DXJ — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

August 4, 1979Accident
While approaching Bombay Airport from the southeast by night, the crew encountered technical problems when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Kisoli located 30 km southeast from Bombay Airport. SAR operations were hampered by lack of visibility and heavy rain falls. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 45 occupants were killed.
Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 · 45 fatalities
The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors: - Momentary/intermittent loss of electrical contact in G/S system of aircraft which gave the pilot an erroneous impression of the interception of the glide slope, - Failure of the pilot to discharge his obligations under DOC 4444 by failing to use the glidepath facility only after… Full accident record