Indian Airlines Flight 113

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/indian-airlines-flight-113

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the flight designation?Indian Airlines Flight 113
2. What is the aircraft type?Boeing 737-200
3. What happened to Indian Airlines Flight 113?The plane crashed while trying to land at Ahmedabad Airport in bad weather, falling about 1.5 km before the runway. Many people on board were lost.
4. Why did the plane crash?Fog and heavy rain made it hard for the pilots to see the runway, and the aircraft was too low during its final approach.

Final Approach: The terminal phase of flight during which an aircraft descends towards the runway for landing.
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR): A set of regulations that permit a pilot to operate an aircraft solely by reference to instruments, without visual contact with the ground.
Crew Resource Management (CRM): A system of training that aims to improve safety by optimizing the performance of flight crews through effective management of all resources.