Boeing 737-200 crash, Oct 19, 1988 (133 killed), Ahmedabad
Boeing 737-200 accident on October 19, 1988 near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India with 133 fatalities. Cause: Error by the pilot in command and co-pilot in...
- Date: October 19, 1988
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Fatalities: 133
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Error by the pilot in command and co-pilot in not following laid down procedures under poor visibility, including descent below minimum altitude without visual contact with the runway.
On 19 October 1988 an Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flying from Mumbai to Ahmedabad hit trees and a high tension pylon near Chiloda Kotarpur village about 2.5 km short of the runway while on approach in poor visibility. Of the 135 people on board, 133 were killed and two survived.