Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 crash, Dec 9, 1971 (21 killed)
Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 accident on December 9, 1971 near Cumbum Tamil Nadu, India with 21 fatalities.
- Date: December 9, 1971
- Aircraft: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748
- Location: Cumbum Tamil Nadu, India
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
An Indian Airlines Hindustan turboprop on a scheduled flight from Trivandrum to Madurai struck a mountain slope in the Megamalai range in marginal weather. Twenty one people died and ten were seriously injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.