Bombay - Vijayawada

On August 28, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Bombay - Vijayawada experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Huns Air, with the event recorded near Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

29 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 29 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 24, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The four engine airplane landed hard and bounced three times, before the nose gear collapsed. Out of control, the airplane veered off runway to the right and came to rest. All 29 occupants escaped without injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-DJC, MSN 296, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 16.5004°, 80.6734°.