What the records say
- When
- 16 Aug 1991
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 24.82° N, 93.95° E
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 69
- Injured
- 0
- Cause
- controlled flight into terrain
Indian Airlines Flight 257
1991 aircraft accident in India
Indian Airlines Flight 257 was an Indian Airlines domestic passenger flight operating on the Calcutta–Imphal–Dimapur route. On 16 August 1991, the Boeing 737-200 registered VT-EFL crashed into the hilly terrain of Thangjing Hill during its descent, killing all 63 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
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