INDIA: AIRLINER CRASHES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM BOMBAY AIRPORT -- KILLING 95 PEOPLE ON BOARD.

Record ID: 1061384

  • Title: INDIA: AIRLINER CRASHES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM BOMBAY AIRPORT -- KILLING 95 PEOPLE ON BOARD.
  • Date: 13th October 1976
  • Summary: 1. GV Broken off tail section of aircraft lying in field PAN TO people walking through wreckage spread over wide area 0.14 2. MV Burned out engine PAN TO section of fuselage 0.26 3. MV PAN Smouldering debris of engine and fuselage 0.32 4. MV PAN Debris from interior of plane PAN TO policeman picking out object from wreckage 0.53 5. MV Wheel section 0.58 6. MV PAN Personal belongings scattered among wreckage of fuselage 1.05 7. GV Police and officials standing talking near tail section on wreckage 1.10 It was reported that there were a small number of foreigners among the passengers, but their nationalities is were not immediately known. In June an Air France Jumbo Jet was destroyed after catching fire just before take-off from Santa Cruz airport, but all the 390 people on board were rescued. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th October 1976 12:00
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  • Location: BOMBAY, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Reuters ID: LVA57AODCD6ZEGGF9OB0HM5YG0C7
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