Ilyushin II-76 crash, Nov 12, 1996 (37 killed), Charkhi D...
Ilyushin II-76 accident on November 12, 1996 near Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India with 37 fatalities. Cause: The Kazair crew descended below their...
- Date: November 12, 1996
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India
- Fatalities: 37
- 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.
An Il-76 of Kazakhstan Airlines on a scheduled flight from Shymkent to New Delhi descended below its assigned level of FL150 and collided at FL140 with a Saudia Boeing 747 climbing out of New Delhi. Both aircraft broke up and crashed in an open field about 3 km from Charkhi Dadri, killing all 37 on the Il-76 and 312 on the 747. It remains one of the deadliest mid-air collisions in aviation history.