Indian Airlines Flight 605
plane crash in Bangalore, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian Airlines Flight 605 was a scheduled internal flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru. On 14 February 1990, the Airbus A320-231 (registered VT-EPN) flying the route crashed while trying to land, killing 92 of the 146 people.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 14 February 1990 (1990-02-14) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Karnataka Golf Club, near Bangalore Hindustan Airport 12.9481°N 77.6478°E / 12.9481; 77.6478 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Airbus A320-231 |
Operator | Indian Airlines |
Registration | VT-EPN |
Flight origin | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Bombay, India |
Destination | Hindustan Airport, Bangalore, India |
Occupants | 146 |
Passengers | 139 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 92 |
Injuries | 54 |
Survivors | 54 |
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