Plane Crash List

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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