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1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision

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On 12 November 1996, Saudia Flight 763, a Boeing 747 en route from Delhi, India, to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an Ilyushin Il-76 en route from Chimkent, Kazakhstan, to Delhi, collided over the city of Charkhi Dadri, around 100 km (62 mi; 54 nmi) west of Delhi. The crash killed all 349 people on board both planes, making it the world's deadliest mid-air collision[1][2] and the deadliest aviation accident ever in India.[3][4] The final report from the investigation revealed that the Kazakh crew's failure to maintain the correct altitude led to the collision.[5] Contributing factors included the poor English language skills in the Kazakh cockpit, resulting in inadequate interpretation of directions provided by air traffic control, and three specific incidents of failures in crew resource management (CRM) by the Kazakh crew.[6] The report also suggested technical enhancements (including ACAS and SSR) that would provide assistance in preventing a future crew's mistakes from being allowed to go unchecked in real time.[7]

1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
Saudia Flight 763 · Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907AccidentDate12 November 1996SummaryMid-air collision due to pilot errorSiteCharkhi Dadri, Haryana, India
28°33'38?N 76°18'15?ETotal fatalities349Total survivors0First aircraft
HZ-AIH, the Boeing 747-168B involved in the collison, seen in 1986TypeBoeing 747-168BOperatorSaudiaIATA flight No.SV763ICAO flight No.SVA763Call signSAUDIA 763RegistrationHZ-AIHFlight originIndira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, IndiaDestinationDhahran International Airport, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaOccupants312Passengers289Crew23Fatalities312Survivors0Second aircraft
UN-76435, the Ilyushin Il-76TD involved in the collision, seen in 1994TypeIlyushin Il-76TDOperatorKazakhstan AirlinesIATA flight No.KZ1907ICAO flight No.KZA1907Call signKAZAKH 1907RegistrationUN-76435Flight originChimkent Airport, KazakhstanDestinationIndira Gandhi International Airport,La colisión aérea de Charkhi Dadri ocurrió el 12 de noviembre de 1996 cuando el vuelo 763 de Saudi Arabian Airlines, un Boeing 747-168B, que se dirigía desde Nueva Delhi hacia Dhahran, Arabia Saudita, chocó en el aire, sobre la villa de Charkhi Dadri, con el vuelo 1907 de Kazakhstan Airlines, un Ilyushin Il-76 que volaba de Shymkent, Kazajistán hacia Nueva Delhi. Todas las 349 personas a bordo de ambas aeronaves murieron.

Colisión aérea de Charkhi Dadri

El Il-76 de Kazakhstan Airlines involucrado en el choque

Fecha12 de noviembre de 1996CausaColisión aérea, error de comunicaciónLugarCharkhi Dadri, Haryana, IndiaCoordenadas28°33'38?N 76°18'15?E? / ?28.560555555556, 76.304166666667Fallecidos349Primer implicadoTipoBoeing 747-168BOperadorSaudi Arabian AirlinesRegistroHZ-AIHPasajeros289Tripulación23Supervivientes0 (2 murieron después debido a la gravedad de sus heridas)Segundo implicadoTipoIlyushin Il-76OperadorKazakhstan AirlinesRegistroUN-76435Pasajeros27Tripulación10Supervivientes0 (4 murieron poco después a sus heridas