Aviation accidents in India
The NTSB database holds 126 accidents and incidents in India, recorded between 1996 to 2026. 24 of them were fatal (19%), and 633 people died.
The deadliest year was 1996, with 349 deaths.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and Bell 407.
101 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
126
Records
24
Fatal
633
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1996 to 2026
Period
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25 of 126 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
Operators involved
All 126 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2017 | Airbus A320 | New Delhi, India | Air India | Unknown | - |
| 8 Feb 2017 | Airbus A320 | Dehli, India | Go Air | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2017 | Boeing 737 | Dhaka, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2016 | Boeing 737 | Dabolim, Goa, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2016 | Boeing 737 | Nagpur, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2016 | Cessna 500 | Banswara, India | Minovation PTY. Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2016 | Hawker Beech 900 | Chennai, India, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2016 | Boeing 737 | Mumbai, India | Jet Airways Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2015 | Boeing 737 | Trivandrum, India | Jet Airways (India) Ltd. | Unknown | - |
| 27 Jul 2015 | Boeing 747 | New Delhi, India | Cathey Pacific | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2015 | Boeing 737-804 | Khajuraho, India | - | Unknown | - |
| 21 Aug 2014 | Airbus A320-231 | Cochin, India, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 2012 | Bell 407 | Katra, India, India | Pawan Hans Limited | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2012 | Boeing 777 | Mumbai, India, India | Emirates | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2011 | Bell 407 | Ladpur, India, India | M/s Swajas Air Charter | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2011 | McDonnell Douglas MD11-F | Mumbai, India | Lufthansa Cargo Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2008 | Bell 206-L3 | Mysore, India | Deccan Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2006 | Bell 407 | Bangalore, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2006 | Boeing B727-200 | Banglore, India | Transmile Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2005 | Cessna 340 | Bangalore, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Boeing 777-300 | Chennai, India | Emirates | Unknown | - |
| 21 Feb 2002 | Bell 430 | Indore, India | Madhya Pradesh Government | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1999 | Boeing 747-200F | Madras, India | Air France | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1998 | Airbus 319 | Calcutta, India | Air India | Unknown | - |
| 29 May 1998 | Boeing B-737-500 | Bombay, India | Jet Airways | Unknown | - |
| 6 Dec 1997 | McDonnell Douglas 369HS | Saipan, India | Micronesian Aviation Corp | Minor injuries | - |