Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 22 DEC 1997 |
| Time: | 22:36 |
| Type: | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 |
| Operator: | Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
| Registration: | S2-ACJ |
| C/n / msn: | 11180 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls Royce 555-15H Spey |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 85 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5,6 km (3.5 mls) from Sylhet Civil Airport (ZYL) (Bangladesh)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dhaka-Zia International Airport (DAC/VGZR), Bangladesh |
| Sylhet Civil Airport (ZYL/VGSY), Bangladesh | |
| Flightnumber: | 609 |
The aircraft force landed on it's belly in a paddy field, short of the runway.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dhaka-Zia International Airport to Sylhet Civil Airport as the crow flies is 193 km (121 miles).
Distance from Dhaka-Zia International Airport to Sylhet Civil Airport as the crow flies is 193 km (121 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
