Airlines

Air India accidents and incidents

Air India appears in 2 of the incidents we cover, from 1985 to 2025. 1 rest on a final report and 1 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a complete history of the airline.

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Air India incident summary
DateFlightAircraftLocationFatalitiesReport status
12 June 2025Air India Flight 171Boeing 787-8Not stated260: 241 aboard and 19 on the groundLEVEL 2 Preliminary findings
23 June 1985Air India Flight 182Boeing 747-237BAtlantic Ocean off southwest Ireland, 51 degrees 3.6 minutes N, 12 degrees 49 minutes W329LEVEL 3 Final report
Air India Boeing 787-8 VT-ANB with its landing gear extended at London Heathrow.The incident aircraft: Wally H.

Air India Flight 171

A Boeing 787-8 lost thrust shortly after liftoff from Ahmedabad and struck buildings beyond the airport.

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LEVEL 2 Preliminary findings

Air India Boeing 747 VT-EFO approaching Heathrow with its landing gear extended.VT-EFO approaches London Heathrow on 10 June 1985: Ian Kirby

Air India Flight 182

A bomb exploded in the forward cargo hold of a Boeing 747 over the Atlantic off Ireland. All 329 people aboard died.

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LEVEL 3 Final report