1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the date of incident?November 12, 1996
2. What is the location of incident?Airspace over Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India
3. What happened in the 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid‑air collision?Two large airplanes met in the sky over India on November 12, 1996. A Saudia Boeing 747 and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il‑76 collided at about 14,000 feet. All 349 people on both planes died.
4. Why did the two planes crash into each other?The Kazakh crew flew at the wrong altitude because they misunderstood English instructions from air traffic control. The Indian control tower could not see the altitude because it only had basic radar. This mix of human and technology errors caused the collision.

Mid-air collision: The accidental impact between two or more aircraft while airborne.
Crew Resource Management (CRM): A set of training procedures designed to improve communication, decision-making, and teamwork among flight crews.
Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR): A radar system that interrogates aircraft transponders to obtain altitude, identity, and other flight data.
Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS): An aircraft system that detects potential airborne traffic conflicts and provides advisories to pilots to prevent collisions.