Boeing 737-200 VT-EGD
17 July 2000 · Patna, India · Fatal
Summary
On 17 July 2000 at about 01:04 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered VT-EGD, operated by Airlines Allied Sevices Ltd, was involved in an accident near Patna, India. 71 people were on board and 55 died, 5 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. 5 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Patna, India
- Nearest airport
- Patna India
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-200
- Registration
- VT-EGD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Airlines Allied Sevices Ltd
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Calcutta → New Delhi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA00WA076
People
55 people died, including 5 on the ground.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Boeing 737-200 | Samal Island, Philippines | Air Philippines | Fatal | 131 |
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| 18 Apr 2000 | Boeing 737-400 | Brisbane, Australia | Qantas Airlines, Inc. | Unknown | - |
| 16 Sep 2000 | Boeing 737-49R | Flushing, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2000 | Boeing 737-300 | Burbank, California, United States | Southwest Airlines Co | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2000 | Boeing 737-3K2 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Transavia Airlines | No injuries | - |
All 1,317 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1999 | Boeing 747-200F | Madras, India | Air France | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2001 | Bell 206L4 | Mussoorie, India | Span Air | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 May 1999 | Piper PA-60-602P | Tambon Tha Chal, India | Aircraft Guaranty Corp | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 1998 | Airbus 319 | Calcutta, India | Air India | Unknown | - |
| 21 Feb 2002 | Bell 430 | Indore, India | Madhya Pradesh Government | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1998 | Boeing B-737-500 | Bombay, India | Jet Airways | Unknown | - |