Boeing 747-100 crash, Nov 12, 1996 (312 killed), Charkhi...
Boeing 747-100 accident on November 12, 1996 near Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India with 312 fatalities. Cause: The Kazair crew descended below their...
- Date: November 12, 1996
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
- Location: Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India
- Fatalities: 312
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Kazair crew descended below their assigned altitude without clearance and collided with the Saudia 747, per the Indian Court of Inquiry findings as summarized in secondary sources.
A Saudia Boeing 747 climbing out of New Delhi on a flight to Jeddah was struck by a descending Kazair Il-76 at about 14,000 feet, seven minutes after takeoff. Both aircraft crashed in an open field near Charkhi Dadri, killing all 312 aboard the 747 and all aboard the Il-76, a combined toll of 349 people.