1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
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1996-charkhi-dadri-mid-air-collision-176-8531699
title:
1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
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On 12 November 1996, Saudia Flight 763, a Boeing 747 en route from Delhi, India, to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an Ilyushin Il-76 en route from Chimkent, Kazakhstan, to Delhi, collided over the city of Charkhi Dadri, around 100 km west of Delhi. The crash killed all 349 people on board both planes, making it the world's deadliest mid-air collision and the deadliest aviation accident ever in India. The final report from the investigation found that "[T]he root and
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Fatal mid-air plane collision in India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Charkhi_Dadri_mid-air_collision
date created:
2004-10-26T18:22:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T18:06:59Z
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