Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 crash, Mar 24, 1991 (28 killed)
Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748 accident on March 24, 1991 near Yelahanka AFB (Bangalore), Karnataka, India with 28 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in...
- Date: March 24, 1991
- Aircraft: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748
- Location: Yelahanka AFB (Bangalore), Karnataka, India
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control in the initial climb after an engine failure; the reason for the engine failure is unknown.
A HAL HS 748 on a training flight from Yelahanka AFB with cadets aboard lost an engine shortly after takeoff. It climbed to about 165 ft, stalled and crashed in an open field, where it burned. All 28 occupants died.