On the beginning of the year 2025, almost people all over the world have celebrated the New Year. But the year 2024 has brought deep sorrow to many families. 179 people died in the plane crash in South Korea, only two lucky ones survived. But today we are going to tell you about such a plane crash, when the pilot dropped the plane into the sea, the plane with 213 passengers sank into the sea.
plane crash
The plane crash in South Korea shocked the whole world. This accident that happened at the end of the year 2024 has deeply saddened everyone. But in the plane crash that we are going to tell you about today, due to pilot error, a plane with 213 passengers landed in the sea. Yes, this sad day is still recorded in history and this incident also happened on the first day of the year i.e. 1 January.
The flight was from Mumbai to Dubai
Let us tell you that one of the biggest air accidents in the history of India took place on January 1, 1978. On January 1, 1978, Air India flight Boeing 747 took off from Mumbai’s Santa Cruz Airport, now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, for Dubai International Airport. But after take off the plane started rolling to the left. This Boeing 747 named Samrat Ashoka took off with 190 passengers and 23 crew members.
flight plunges into sea
According to the information, at that time the captain had made a mistake in estimating the altitude of the plane. Due to which the Boeing 747 started falling rapidly. During this time, the plane could not be controlled even after the pilot tried to control it and 101 seconds after take off, the plane fell into the Arabian Sea. There were 190 passengers and 23 crew members on board the plane. All the passengers and crew were killed in this accident.
The plane was of Air India
Let us tell you that the plane that crashed was Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747-237B, which was built in 1971. This aircraft was named Samrat Ashoka after Emperor Ashoka. At the time of the accident, the captain of this aircraft was Madan Lal Kukar, who was 51 years old at that time. 43 year old Indu Virmani was the first officer of the flight at that time.
