Tag: Monsoon Weather Accident
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Today In 1982: Air India’s “Gauri Shankar” – The Boeing 707 With 111 On Board That Hit The Ground 1,300 Feet Short Of Mumbai’s Runway During A Monsoon Storm
On the night of June 21, 1982, Air India Flight 403, a Boeing 707-437 named “Gauri Shankar,” was completing an international passenger service to Bombay (now Mumbai) after arriving from Kuala Lumpur. What should have been a routine landing at Sahar International Airport turned into one of the most dramatic accidents in Air India’s history,…
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