Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 03 JUL 1973 |
| Type: | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIN |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-DPO |
| C/n / msn: | 128 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mumbai (Bombay) (India) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
The Caravelle landed with excessive speed, causing the nosegear to collapse. A fire erupted in the nosegear area, but was extinguished within 3-4 minutes. The co-pilot handled the control stick at a critical moment.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
