Indian Airlines Flight 113
| Occurrence summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 October 1988 |
| Type | Air Traffic Control failure, Navigational aid malfunction. |
| Site | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Passengers | 129 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Fatalities | 130 |
| Survivors | 5 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2A8 |
| Operator | Indian Airlines |
Indian Airlines Flight 113 was a flight operating from Mumbai to Ahmedabad that crashed on its final approach to Ahmedabad airport on 19 October 1988, killing 130 people (including all 6 crew members). The plane's pilots, Captain Deepak Nagpal and Commander Dallaya both perished in the crash. Professor Labdhi Bhandari from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was one of the prominent victims of the crash.
The flight was cleared for a visual approach into a foggy Ahmedabad, when it struck trees and a high-tension pylon at a distance of 5 km from Runway 23, before crashing into a field and bursting into flames. [1] It is noteworthy that the Ahmedabad airport is notorious for the presence of unlighted objects in the landing path. [2]
Although initially attributed to pilot error, it was subsequently proved in the Ahmedabad Civil court that the navigational aids at Ahmedabad airport were not functioning accurately and that the ATC failed to ensure that the latest weather information was communicated to the aircraft before the accident occurred. [3]
In 1989, Indian Airlines had initially offered to pay Rs. 2 lakhs as full and final settlement to the relatives of each of the victims. However, this was successfully challenged in the Ahmedabad City Civil court on October 14, 2009 and higher amounts were awarded by the court on a case-by-case basis, including factors such as age of the deceased, income, occupation, future prospects and life expectancy. A bench comprising Justices M S Shah and H N Devani passed the order and directed IA and Airport Authority of India (AAI) to pay the compensation to the petitioners by Dec 31, 2009. The compensation amount would be paid along with an interest of nine per cent per annum calculated from 1989 when the petitioners had approached the lower court. [4]
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[edit] References
- ^ 737 Accident reports
- ^ Disaster takes a stroll on our runways
- ^ See under "Press Releases 2004" at http://www.cercindia.org/
- ^ Article referring to court judgement dated October 14, 2009 at http://news.oneindia.in/2009/10/14/hc-orders-compensation-for-1988-air-crash-victims.html
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