Airbus A300 crash, Nov 15, 1993, Tirupati
Airbus A300 accident on November 15, 1993 near Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India with no fatalities. Cause: The commander's decision to divert to Madras...
- Date: November 15, 1993
- Aircraft: Airbus A300
- Location: Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The commander's decision to divert to Madras without enough fuel, and the crew's failure to monitor fuel consumption and revise the decision in time, leading to a forced landing after fuel exhaustion.
An Indian Airlines A300 on a Madras to Hyderabad flight could not land at Hyderabad in low visibility and reported a flap problem. After diverting toward Madras with flaps stuck and low airspeed, it ran short of fuel and made a forced landing in a paddy field about 14 nautical miles from Tirupati. All 262 people on board escaped, four with minor injuries.