Boeing 747-200 crash, Jun 23, 1985 (329 killed), Atlantic...
Boeing 747-200 accident on June 23, 1985 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 329 fatalities. Cause: Explosion in the forward cargo compartment, most likely...
- Date: June 23, 1985
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 329
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Explosion in the forward cargo compartment, most likely a bomb; the Canadian investigation found the evidence considerable but not conclusive.
Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747-237B flying Montreal to London to Delhi, broke up in flight over the Atlantic near Ireland at about 31,000 feet on 23 June 1985. All 329 people aboard were killed after an explosion in the forward cargo compartment, which investigators attributed to a bomb.