Bhubaneshwar | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Crash of an Antonov AN-32 in Shivrajpur: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1988

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Agra - Bhubaneshwar

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

3

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

7

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

10

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all 10 occupants.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 100 in Bhubaneshwar

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1976 at 1852 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

VT-DMD

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

10174

YOM:

1961

Location:

Odisha (Orissa)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

4

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

19

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

0

Aircraft flight hours:

32677

Aircraft flight cycles:

27978

Circumstances:

The airplane landed hard and bounced. It rolled to the right and struck the runway surface again with its right wing. Upon touchdown, the nose gear tyre burst and the airplane veered off runway and came to rest. All 23 occupants were evacuated and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond as the right wingtip and the right engine were torn off.

Probable cause:

Improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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