DCA00WA076

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737-200 · Patna, India · July 17, 2000

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
July 17, 2000, 01:04 local (01:04 UTC)
Place
Patna, India
Injuries
60 fatal, 10 serious, 1 minor; on the ground: 5 fatal, 5 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
VT-EGDBoeing 737-200
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
49861

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Aircraft

Registration
VT-EGD
Reported as
Boeing 737-200
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22280
Airframe hours
44,087
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Airlines Allied Sevices Ltd, doing business as Alliance Air
Registered owner
Indian Airlines Ltd
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
Calcutta
Destination
New Delhi
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
Patna India, runway 25, 6,858 × 138 ft, macadam

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
Wind
Calm
Visibility
2 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
86 °F, dew point 81 °F
Altimeter
29.44 inHg