<Li> On 19 July 1959 Rani of Aera, a Lockheed L - 1049G Super Constellation (registered VT - DIN) carrying 46 people (39 passengers and seven crew) crashed on approach to Santacruz Airport in conditions of poor visibility due to rain . The aircraft suffered damage beyond repair and was written off . There were no fatalities . </Li> <Ul> <Li> On 24 January 1966, Air India Flight 101 Kanchenjunga, a Boeing 707--420 (registered VT - DMN) carrying 117 people (106 passengers and 11 crew) crashed on Mont Blanc, France killing all on board including the noted Indian scientist, Homi J. Bhabha . </Li> <Li> On 1 January 1978, Air India Flight 855 Emperor Ashoka, a Boeing 747 - 200B (registered VT - EBD) crashed into the Arabian Sea after take - off from Mumbai killing all 190 passengers and 23 crew on board . </Li> <Li> On 21 June 1982, Air India Flight 403, a Boeing 707--420 (registered VT - DJJ) carrying 99 passengers and 12 crew from Kuala Lumpur to Bombay via Madras crashed while landing at Sahar International Airport during a rainstorm . The fuselage broke apart and seventeen people including two crew members were killed . </Li> <Li> On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747 - 200B registered VT - EFO, was blown up in mid-air by a suitcase - bomb planted by Babbar Khalsa terrorists allegedly as revenge for the Indian Government's operation on the Golden Temple in June 1984 . The flight was on the first leg on its Montreal - London - Delhi - Bombay flight when it exploded off the coast of Cork, Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean . All 307 passengers and 22 crew on board died . </Li> <Li> On 7 May 1990, Air India Flight 132, a Boeing 747 - 200B (registered VT - EBO) flying on the London - Delhi - Bombay route carrying 215 people (195 passengers and 20 crew) caught fire on touch down at Delhi airport due to a failure of an engine pylon - to - wing attachment . There were no fatalities but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off . </Li> </Ul> <Li> On 24 January 1966, Air India Flight 101 Kanchenjunga, a Boeing 707--420 (registered VT - DMN) carrying 117 people (106 passengers and 11 crew) crashed on Mont Blanc, France killing all on board including the noted Indian scientist, Homi J. Bhabha . </Li> <Li> On 1 January 1978, Air India Flight 855 Emperor Ashoka, a Boeing 747 - 200B (registered VT - EBD) crashed into the Arabian Sea after take - off from Mumbai killing all 190 passengers and 23 crew on board . </Li>

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