Indian Airlines — safety analytics

Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1953–2002.

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133Total events
42Fatal accidents
34Hull losses
896Total fatalities
1953–2002Data span

Indian Airlines fatal accidents

  1. 24 Dec 1999 · Kandahar Airport (KDH) · Airbus A300B2-101 · 1 killed
  2. 26 Apr 1993 · 3 km NE of Aurangabad Airport (IXU), India · Boeing 737-2A8 · 55 killed
  3. 24 Apr 1993 · Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport (ATQ) · Boeing 737-2A8 · 1 killed
  4. 16 Aug 1991 · 38 km SW of Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF), India · Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced · 69 killed
  5. 14 Feb 1990 · 0,7 km W of Bangalore-Hindustan Airport (BLR), India · Airbus A320-231 · 92 killed
  6. 19 Oct 1988 · Ahmedabad, India · Boeing 737-200 · 133 killed
  7. 20 Aug 1982 · Amritsar Airport (ATQ) · Boeing 737-200 · 1 killed
  8. 4 Aug 1979 · Mumbai, India · Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 · 45 killed
  9. 17 Dec 1978 · Hyderabad-Begumpet, India · Boeing 737-200 · 4 killed
  10. 12 Oct 1976 · Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz), India · Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle · 95 killed
  11. 31 May 1973 · 6 km from Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), India · Boeing 737-2A8 · 48 killed
  12. 15 Mar 1973 · Hyderabad-Begumpet, India · Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 · 4 killed
  13. 12 Aug 1972 · New Delhi-Palam, India · Fokker F27 Friendship · 18 killed
  14. 9 Dec 1971 · Cumbum, India · Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 · 21 killed
  15. 29 Aug 1970 · Silchar, India · Fokker F27 Friendship · 39 killed
  16. 21 Apr 1969 · Khulna, India · Fokker F27 Friendship · 44 killed
  17. 4 Sept 1966 · Mumbai, India · Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle · 4 killed
  18. 15 Feb 1966 · New Delhi-Palam, India · Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle · 2 killed
  19. 7 Feb 1966 · Banihal, India · Fokker F27 Friendship · 37 killed
  20. 11 Sept 1963 · Agra-Kheria (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay), India · Vickers Viscount · 18 killed
  21. 3 Jun 1963 · Pathankot, India · Douglas DC-3 · 29 killed
  22. 15 Jul 1962 · near Lahore · Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) · 1 killed
  23. 3 Jan 1960 · Taksing, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 9 killed
  24. 29 Mar 1959 · Silchar, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 24 killed
  25. 12 Mar 1959 · Tobu, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 5 killed
  26. 9 Jul 1958 · Dhaka, Bangladesh · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 3 killed
  27. 25 Jun 1958 · Damroh, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 5 killed
  28. 24 Mar 1958 · Kathmandu, Nepal · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 20 killed
  29. 1 Sept 1957 · Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) · Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) · 4 killed
  30. 1 Sept 1957 · Calcutta-Dum Dum, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 4 killed
  31. 5 May 1957 · Silchar, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 1 killed
  32. 5 May 1957 · Santoshpur village · Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) · 1 killed
  33. 13 Mar 1957 · New Delhi-Safdarjung, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 5 killed
  34. 19 Oct 1956 · Agartala, India · Douglas DC-3 · 3 killed
  35. 15 May 1956 · Kathmandu, Nepal · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 15 killed
  36. 21 Mar 1956 · Tezpur-Salonibari Airport (TEZ) · Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) · 2 killed
  37. 21 Mar 1956 · Tezpur, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 2 killed
  38. 2 Feb 1955 · Nagpur, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 10 killed
  39. 21 Jan 1955 · near Gauhati-Borjhar Airport (GAU) · Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) · 3 killed
  40. 21 Jan 1955 · Guwahati, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 3 killed
  41. 25 Feb 1954 · New Delhi-Safdarjung, India · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 3 killed
  42. 12 Dec 1953 · 1,2 km from Nagpur-Sonegaon Airport (NAG), India · Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3) · 13 killed

Accidents by year

Indian Airlines accidents by year0246819531956195919621965196819711974197719801983198619891992199519982001TotalFatal

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Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Counts represent recorded events; actual figures may differ from airline-published data due to source methodology differences. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.