New Delhi - Tashkent - Moscow
Flight / Schedule
New Delhi - Tashkent - Moscow
Aircraft
Ilyushin II-86Registration
RA-86119
MSN
51483209087
Year of Manufacture
1985
Date
March 8, 1994 at 12:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
New Delhi-Indira Gandhi National Capital Territory of Delhi
Region
Asia • India
Coordinates
28.5542°, 77.0851°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 8, 1994 at 12:00 PM, New Delhi - Tashkent - Moscow experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-86, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near New Delhi-Indira Gandhi National Capital Territory of Delhi.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 4.
The listed crash cause is human factor. An Air Sahara (Sahara Airlines) boeing 737-2R4C registered VT-SIA was engaged in a local training flight at New Delhi-Indira Gandhi Airport, carrying one instructor and three trainee pilots. Five circuits and landings were completed uneventfully and during the sixth touch-and-go exercice, after take off from runway 28, the aircraft took a left turn and crashed on the international apron. The aircraft collided with an Aeroflot Ilyushin II-86 registered RA-86119 that was parked on the apron, bay n°45. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire. All four crew members on board the Boeing 737 were killed as well as four people on board the II-86 and one on the ground.
Aircraft reference details include registration RA-86119, MSN 51483209087, year of manufacture 1985.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 28.5542°, 77.0851°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
4
Crash Summary
An Air Sahara (Sahara Airlines) boeing 737-2R4C registered VT-SIA was engaged in a local training flight at New Delhi-Indira Gandhi Airport, carrying one instructor and three trainee pilots. Five circuits and landings were completed uneventfully and during the sixth touch-and-go exercice, after take off from runway 28, the aircraft took a left turn and crashed on the international apron. The aircraft collided with an Aeroflot Ilyushin II-86 registered RA-86119 that was parked on the apron, bay n°45. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire. All four crew members on board the Boeing 737 were killed as well as four people on board the II-86 and one on the ground.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
New Delhi - Tashkent - Moscow
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • India
