Indian Airlines Flight 113
Indian Airlines Flight 113 was a flight operating from Mumbai to Ahmedabad that crashed on its final approach to Ahmedabad Airport on 19 October 1988, killing 133 of the 135 people on board.
VT-EAH, the aircraft involved in the accident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 October 1988 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and ATC error under poor visibility |
| Site | Near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 23°05′29″N 72°39′09″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-200 |
| Operator | Indian Airlines |
| Registration | VT-EAH |
| Flight origin | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Destination | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Occupants | 135 |
| Passengers | 129 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 133 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
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