Boeing 737-200 crash, Apr 26, 1993 (55 killed), Aurangabad
Boeing 737-200 accident on April 26, 1993 near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India with 55 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error in initiating a late rotation and...
- Date: April 26, 1993
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
- Fatalities: 55
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot error in initiating a late rotation and using the wrong rotation technique, plus the authorities' failure to regulate mobile traffic on the adjacent road.
The Indian Airlines 737 lifted off near the end of the runway at Aurangabad and hit a lorry loaded with cotton bales on the road beyond it. It then struck high-tension wires and crashed. A post-impact fire destroyed the aircraft and 55 people died.