Boeing 707 crash, Jun 22, 1982 (17 killed), Mumbai-Chhatr...
Boeing 707 accident on June 22, 1982 near Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz), Maharashtra, India with 17 fatalities. Cause: Pilot reduced engine...
- Date: June 22, 1982
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz), Maharashtra, India
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot reduced engine power on final causing a high rate of descent, with weather contributing.
An Air India Boeing 707 landed hard on runway 27 at Bombay after the captain cut power on final approach, then attempted a go around and crashed beyond the runway in a rainstorm. 17 people died, 2 crew and 15 passengers. An Indian inquiry blamed the pilot's power reduction and excessive descent rate.