Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
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Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision occurred on 12 November 1996 over the village of Charkhi Dadri in Haryana, India. The collision happened between Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B from Delhi to Dhahran(Saudi Arabia) and Kazakhstan Airlines Illyushin II-76 from Chimkent, Kazakhstan to Delhi. The collision caused 349 fatalities and 0 survivors. [1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 12 November 1996; 27 years ago (1996-11-12) |
Summary | Mid-air collision due language barrier and misunderstanding |
Site | Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India 28°33′38″N 76°18′15″E |
Total fatalities | 349 |
Total survivors | 0 |
First aircraft | |
HZ-AIH, the Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft involved in the accident, in early 1980s. | |
Type | Boeing 747-168B |
Operator | Saudia |
Registration | HZ-AIH |
Flight origin | Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India |
Destination | Dhahran International Airport, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
Passengers | 289 |
Crew | 23 |
Fatalities | 312 |
Survivors | 0 |
Second aircraft | |
UN-76435, the Kazakhstan Airlines aircraft involved in the accident, in 1994. | |
Type | Ilyushin Il-76TD |
Operator | Kazakhstan Airlines |
Registration | UN-76435 |
Flight origin | Chimkent Airport, Kazakhstan |
Destination | Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India |
Passengers | 27 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 37 |
Survivors | 0 |
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