Indian Airlines Flight 257 [SEP] point in time
Indian Airlines Flight 257
Indian Airlines Flight 257 was a flight on 16 August 1991 that crashed on its descent into Imphal, India, killing all 69 occupants.
Accident.
The flight, operating on the Calcutta-Imphal route, crashed into Thangjing hills, about south-west of the Imphal airport. The aircraft had started the short flight from Calcutta around 12:00 pm and it began a descent into Imphal airport at around 12:41 pm. Visibility at that time was . Imphal airport lost contact with the aircraft just after
terrain. The Pilot-in-Command's action may have been influenced by his extreme familiarity with the terrain".
Aftermath.
Indian Airlines paid compensation to the families of the deceased at the rate of ₹500,000 Indian Rupees for each adult passenger and ₹250,000 for the one infant passenger.
See also.
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
External links.
- Indian Airlines Flight 257 at Airdisaster.com