Narrative:
The Tupolev, carrying India's Prime Minister Morarji Desai, departed Palam AFB at 17:03 for Jorhat. The first approach was discontinued because the plane was not properly aligned with the runway. During the second attempt to land, the plane apparently descended too low and contacted trees. The plane subsequently crashed in a paddy field.
» Warbirds of India
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 5 November 1977 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: | Tupolev Tu-124K |
| Operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | V643 |
| MSN: | 6351902? |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH) ( India)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL/VIDP), India |
| Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT), India |
The Tupolev, carrying India's Prime Minister Morarji Desai, departed Palam AFB at 17:03 for Jorhat. The first approach was discontinued because the plane was not properly aligned with the runway. During the second attempt to land, the plane apparently descended too low and contacted trees. The plane subsequently crashed in a paddy field.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Delhi-Palam Airport to Jorhat-Rowriah Airport as the crow flies is 1682 km (1051 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Delhi-Palam Airport to Jorhat-Rowriah Airport as the crow flies is 1682 km (1051 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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