Pune - Bombay

On August 4, 1979 at 08:16 PM, Pune - Bombay experienced a crash involving Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748, operated by Indian Airlines, with the event recorded near Mumbai Maharashtra.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

45 people were known to be on board, 45 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 40, passenger fatalities: 40, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching Bombay Airport from the southeast by night, the crew encountered technical problems when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Kisoli located 30 km southeast from Bombay Airport. SAR operations were hampered by lack of visibility and heavy rain falls. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 45 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-DXJ, MSN 515, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.9328°, 72.8371°.