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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1996 | Boeing 747-168 | New Delhi, India | Saudi Arabian Airlines | Fatal | 349 |
| 22 May 2010 | Boeing 737 | Manglaore, India | Air India Charters | Fatal | 158 |
| 17 Jul 2000 | Boeing 737-200 | Patna, India | Airlines Allied Sevices Ltd | Fatal | 55 |
| 22 Dec 2015 | Beechcraft 200 | New Delhi, India | - | Fatal | 10 |
| 18 Oct 2022 | Bell 407 | Rudraprayag, India | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 25 May 2011 | Pilatus PC-12 | Faridabad Parvatiya Colony, India | Air Chartered Services Pvt | Fatal | 7 |
| 5 May 2025 | Bell 407 | Gangnani, India | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Learjet 45XR | Sawantwadi, India | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Sep 2013 | Bell 212-NO SERIES | Murbad, Thane District, India, India | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 2 Sep 2009 | Bell 430 | Kurnoon, India | Government of Andhra Pradesh Gad (Poll "C") | Fatal | 5 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Beechcraft C90 | Mumbai, India | U Y Aviation Pvt. Ltd. | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Jan 2001 | Bell 206L4 | Mussoorie, India | Span Air | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Cessna 152 | Jamshedpur, India | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Mar 2023 | Diamond DA40 | Gondia, India | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Cessna 152 | Bhubaneswar, India | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Oct 2019 | Cessna 172 | Sultanpur, India | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Nov 2014 | Cessna 152 | Indore, India, India | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Bell 407 | Kedaranath, India, India | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 May 1999 | Piper PA-60-602P | Tambon Tha Chal, India | Aircraft Guaranty Corp | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Tecnam P2008 | Amreli, India | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Cessna 152 | Telangana, India | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Tecnam P2008 | Vardi, India | NMIMS Academy of Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Cessna 172 | Maharashtra, India | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 2016 | Robinson R44 | Juhu, India | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Beechcraft C90 | Gangnani, India | - | Unknown | - |
| 8 Feb 2026 | Cessna 172M | Mangalur, India | M/s Redbird Flying Training Pvt. Ltd. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2026 | Cessna 208 | Kansar, India | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172 | Dhana Airfield, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Beechraft C90A | Sakwai, India | M/s Jet Service Pvt. Ltd | Unknown | - |
| 10 Sep 2025 | Beechcraft 90 | Farrukabad, India | - | Unknown | - |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Airbus A320 | Chennai, India | Air India Express Limited | Unknown | - |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Augusta AW119 | Bhubaneswar, India | Kestrel Aviation Pvt. Ltd. | Unknown | - |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Bell 407 | Guptkashi, India | - | Unknown | - |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Boeing 787 | Ahmedabad, India | Air India | Unknown | - |
| 4 May 2025 | Boeing 777 | Mumbai, India | Aerologic | Unknown | - |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Cessna 150 | Ucharpi, India | Blue Ray Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2024 | Leonardo AQ139 | Paul Village, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2024 | ATR ATR72 | Bhubaneswar, India | Alliance Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 2024 | Airbus A320 | Bengaluru, India | Air India Express | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2024 | Boeing 777 | Mumbai, India | - | Unknown | - |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Cessna 172S | Guna, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2024 | Bell 407 | Raigad, India | - | Unknown | - |
| 10 Nov 2023 | Boeing 787 | New Delhi, India | Ethiopian Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 22 Oct 2023 | Tecnam P2008 | Baramati, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Tecnam P2008 | Baramati, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Learjet 45XR | Mumbai, India | VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Beecraft 1A | Bengaluru, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 2023 | Beechcraft C90 | Bareilly, India | - | Unknown | - |
| 17 Feb 2023 | Airbus A330 | Chennai, India | SruLankan Airlines Ltd | Unknown | - |
| 5 Feb 2023 | Airbus A320 | Amritsar, India | - | Unknown | - |