Boeing 737-200 crash, Apr 26, 1979, Chennai Tamil Nadu
Boeing 737-200 accident on April 26, 1979 near Chennai Tamil Nadu, India with no fatalities. Cause: Detonation of an explosive device in the forward...
- Date: April 26, 1979
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Detonation of an explosive device in the forward lavatory; the overrun followed the high touchdown speed and the loss of reverse thrust and anti skid function after the explosion
On 26 April 1979 Indian Airlines flight IC 530 from Trivandrum to Madras (Boeing 737-2A8, VT-ECR) with 6 crew and 61 passengers lost instruments and electrical power after an explosion in the forward lavatory. The aircraft landed with undercarriage down, overran the runway at Madras and caught fire on the starboard side. The aircraft was written off; the passengers evacuated through the forward and rear doors.