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Air India Flight 182 —

Aviation Accident & CRM Case Study

On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747 named Kanishka, was destroyed by a terrorist bomb while flying over the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland. All 329 people aboard were killed.

1. Flight information

Item Details

Airline Air India

Flight number AI 182

Aircraft Boeing 747-237B

Aircraft registration VT-EFO

Route Montreal – London – Delhi – Bombay

Date June 23, 1985

Altitude Approximately 31,000 ft

Fatalities 307 passengers, 22 crew

Cause Explosive device in checked baggage

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