Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 crash, Aug 4, 1979 (45 killed)
Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 accident on August 4, 1979 near Mumbai Maharashtra, India with 45 fatalities. Cause: Momentary loss of the glide slope...
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Aircraft: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748
- Location: Mumbai Maharashtra, India
- Fatalities: 45
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Momentary loss of the glide slope signal, which gave the pilot a false sense of intercepting the glide path, combined with procedural failures by the pilot and the radar controller
The Indian Airlines HAL 748 was on a scheduled flight from Pune to Bombay. While approaching Bombay at night in heavy rain it struck high ground, and all 45 people on board were killed.