996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision

Aired~11 November 2009

On 12 November 1996, Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in mid-air near New Delhi, India, killing all 349 people on both aircraft. The world's deadliest mid-air collision and the overall third-deadliest aircraft accident, the crash was caused by the crew members on the Kazakhstan Airlines aircraft failing to maintain the altitude assigned by air traffic control.

Type of aircraft:
Flight 763: Boeing 747-100B;
Flight 1907: Ilyushin Il-76