Hong Kong - Bombay - Tel Aviv - Paris
Flight / Schedule
Hong Kong - Bombay - Tel Aviv - Paris
Aircraft
Boeing 747-100Registration
N28888
MSN
20542/201
Year of Manufacture
1972
Operator
Air FranceDate
June 12, 1975 at 02:15 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Taxiing
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz) Maharashtra
Region
Asia • India
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On June 12, 1975 at 02:15 AM, Hong Kong - Bombay - Tel Aviv - Paris experienced a crash involving Boeing 747-100, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz) Maharashtra.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
402 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 402 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 18, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 384, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a 180 turn on runway 27 threshold to prepare for takeoff when the fire alarm sounded in the cockpit panel. The crew stopped the aircraft and ordered all 402 occupants to evacuate the aircraft. Fire spread quickly on the right side of the airplane that was destroyed. All 402 occupants escaped, 10 of them were slightly injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration N28888, MSN 20542/201, year of manufacture 1972.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a 180 turn on runway 27 threshold to prepare for takeoff when the fire alarm sounded in the cockpit panel. The crew stopped the aircraft and ordered all 402 occupants to evacuate the aircraft. Fire spread quickly on the right side of the airplane that was destroyed. All 402 occupants escaped, 10 of them were slightly injured.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
18
Passengers On Board
384
Estimated Survivors
402
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 402
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Hong Kong - Bombay - Tel Aviv - Paris
Operator
Air FranceFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Taxiing
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • India
Aircraft Details
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