Boeing 737-200 crash, Mar 8, 1994 (5 killed), New Delhi-I...
Boeing 737-200 accident on March 8, 1994 near New Delhi-Indira Gandhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of...
- Date: March 8, 1994
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: New Delhi-Indira Gandhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after rotation, caused by the trainee applying the wrong rudder during an engine-failure exercise, with the instructor not guarding the rudder controls.
During a training flight at Delhi, a Boeing 737 on its sixth touch-and-go turned left after takeoff and crashed on the international apron. It struck a parked Aeroflot Il-86, and both aircraft were destroyed by fire. Five people died in total, including the four crew of the Boeing.