Air India Flight 855

When

1 Jan 1978

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

18.98° N, 72.16° E

Description

1978 plane crash of an Air India Boeing 747 near Bombay, India

Deaths

213

Injured

0

1978 aviation accident in the Arabian Sea

Air India Flight 855 was a scheduled passenger flight from Bombay, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On 1 January 1978, the Boeing 747 operating the flight crashed into the Arabian Sea about 3 km off the coast of Bandra, less than two minutes after take-off, killing all 213 passengers and crew on board.

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