Descripción del Accidente ASN 31 MAY 1973 Boeing 737-2A8 VT-EAM - Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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Fecha:jueves 31 mayo 1973
Hora:21:58
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic B732 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 737-2A8
Operador:Indian Airlines
Registración: VT-EAM
Numéro de série: 20486/279
Año de Construcción: 1971-03-26 (2 years 2 months)
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 7
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 43 / Ocupantes: 58
Total:Fatalidades: 48 / Ocupantes: 65
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:6 km (3.8 milles) de Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) (   India)
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Madras Airport (MAA/VOMM), India
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP), India
Número de Vuelo:IC440
Descripción:
The Boeing 737 named "Saranga" collided with high tension wires during an NDB instrument approach, crashed and caught fire. The visibility was below minima, but the pilot continued the approach, descended below minimum descent altitude and selected 40deg. flaps without sighting the runway.
The plane had taken off from Madras at 19:15.

Fuentes:
» Civil aircraft accidents 1973 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASD
» Deccan Herald


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Distance from Madras Airport to Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport as the crow flies is 1751 km (1094 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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