With the nation grieving over the tragic crash of an Air India plane in Ahmedabad, memories of a similar Indian Airlines crash 37 years ago have resurfaced.
The Indian Airlines flight 113 from Bombay to Ahmedabad which crashed on October 19, 1988 — one of the deadliest aviation disasters in the country — killed 133 passengers and crew of the 135 on board the aircraft. Due to poor visibility, at 06:53 a.m. the aircraft struck trees and an electricity transmission pylon, and crash landed into a paddy field near Chiloda Kotarpur village. The crash site was 2.54 km away from the Ahmedabad Airport.
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The aircraft carried 129 passengers and six crew members. All six crew members were killed in the fatal crash. One of the air hostesses, Archana Solanki, was cremated in Ahmedabad and the body of Ann Joseph was sent to Mumbai. Among the victims was one Subhash Kumar Pali, a young member of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). Mr. Pali joined the IRS at the age of 23 and was the only member of the Forward Market Commission, an organsiation that regulates the futures market. Airline sources said there were many foreigners on board.
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