1994 Indira Gandhi International Airport collision
Accident
Date
8 March 1994
Summary
Loss of control after takeoff due to pilot error during a simulated engine failure
Site
Near Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport, India
Total fatalities
9
Total injuries
4
First aircraft
The 737-200 involved in 1987, while operating for Busy Bee
Type
Boeing 737-200
Operator
Sahara India Airlines
Call sign
VICTOR INDIA ALPHA
Registration
VT-SIA
Flight origin
Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport, India
Destination
Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport, India
Occupants
4
Passengers
0
Crew
4
Fatalities
4
Survivors
0
Second aircraft
An Aeroflot Il-86 similar to the one involved
Type
Ilyushin Il-86
Operator
Aeroflot
IATA flight No.
SU558
ICAO flight No.
AFL558
Call sign
AEROFLOT 558
Registration
RA-86119
Flight origin
Changi Airport, Singapore
Stopover
Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport, India
Destination
Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow
Occupants
4
Passengers
0
Crew
4
Fatalities
4
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
1
Ground injuries
4
On 8 March 1994, a Sahara India Airlines Boeing 737 crashed shortly after takeoff. The plane slammed into an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-86, which led to both aircraft being destroyed. All 8 crew members on both planes were killed, along with one person on the ground. There were no passengers on either aircraft during the crash. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error.[1][2]
^Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 June 2020.
^Sabharwal, Y.K. "Accident to Sahara India Airlines B-737-200 Aircraft During the Training Flight on 8.3.1994 at IGI Airport, Delhi". Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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