6 Major Fatal Air India Crashes

Air India Flight 245 (1950) – Mont Blanc, France – Date: November 3, 1950 – Aircraft: Lockheed L-749 Constellation – Fatalities: 48 (all) – Details: Crashed into Mont Blanc during descent to Geneva in poor weather. Navigation error suspected.

Air India Flight 101 (1966) – Mont Blanc, France (again) – Date: January 24, 1966 – Aircraft: Boeing 707 – Fatalities: 117 (all) – Details: Crashed into Mont Blanc—just like the 1950 crash—due to a navigational mistake. Notably, Homi J. Bhabha, India's top nuclear scientist, died in this crash.

Air India Flight 855 (1978) – Arabian Sea off Mumbai – Date: January 1, 1978 – Aircraft: Boeing 747 – Fatalities: 213 (all) – Details: Crashed into the sea just after takeoff from Mumbai due to instrument failure and disorientation.

Air India Flight 182 (1985) – Off the coast of Ireland – Date: June 23, 1985 – Aircraft: Boeing 747 – Fatalities: 329 (all) – Details: Mid-air bombing by Sikh extremists. The deadliest aviation terror attack involving an Air India aircraft. Most victims were Canadians of Indian descent.

Air India Express Flight 812 (2010) – Mangalore, India – Date: May 22, 2010 – Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 – Fatalities: 158 of 166 onboard – Details: Overshot the runway while landing and crashed into a gorge. Pilot error cited.

Air India Express Flight 1344 (2020) – Kozhikode, India – Date: August 7, 2020 – Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 – Fatalities: 21 of 190 onboard (including both pilots) – Details: Skidded off the tabletop runway during landing in heavy rain. The aircraft broke into pieces.
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