Air India Express Flight 1344

Air India Express Flight 1344
VT-AXH, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2006.
Accident
Date7 August 2020 (2020-08-07)
SummaryRunway overrun in poor weather conditions due to pilot error
SiteKozhikode International Airport, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
11°07′59″N 75°58′13″E / 11.13306°N 75.97028°E / 11.13306; 75.97028
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-8HG(SFP)
OperatorAir India Express
IATA flight No.IX1344
ICAO flight No.AXB1344
Call signEXPRESS INDIA 1344
RegistrationVT-AXH
Flight originDubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
DestinationKozhikode International Airport, Calicut, Kerala, India
Occupants190[1]
Passengers184
Crew6
Fatalities21[2]
Injuries110[3]
Survivors169
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Air India Express Flight 1344 was a scheduled international flight on 7 August 2020 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Kozhikode, India, landing at Calicut International Airport. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight crew aborted two landing attempts because of heavy rain and tailwind. On the third landing attempt, the aircraft touched down on runway 10, but skidded off the end of the tabletop runway and slid down a 9–10.5 m (30–35 ft) slope, killing 19 passengers and both pilots. The 4 cabin crew members and 165 passengers survived, 110 people were injured.[4] This was the second fatal accident involving Air India Express, after the 2010 Mangalore crash.

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  3. ^ "ACCIDENT INVOLVING M/S AIR INDIA EXPRESS LIMITED B737-800 AIRCRAFT VT-AXH ON 07 AUGUST 2020 AT KOZHIKODE" (PDF). Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ ajayprakash1000 (12 September 2021). "Pilot Error Led to Air India Crash at Kozhikode Last Year - Travel Radar". Travel Radar - Aviation News. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)