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Date of Accident:24 January 1966Help
Airline:Air India   Help
Aircraft:Boeing 707-437   Help
Location:Mont Blanc, SwitzerlandHelp
Registration:VT-DMNHelp
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Fatalities:117:117Help
MSN:18055Help
Line Number:200Help
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Accident Description:The aircraft was told to hold at 1,000 ft. above the clouds before landing at Geneva but descended below the minimum safe altitude and crashed into Mont Blanc. Miscalculation by the crew on their position and the phraseology used by the controller.
 
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