ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324072
| Date: | Monday 22 December 1997 |
| Time: | 22:36 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 |
| Owner/operator: | Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
| Registration: | S2-ACJ |
| MSN: | 11180 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Spey 555-15H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5,6 km from Sylhet Civil Airport (ZYL) -
 Bangladesh
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dhaka-Zia International Airport (DAC/VGZR) |
| Sylhet Civil Airport (ZYL/VGSY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight 609 undershot the runway at Sylhet Civil Airport in darkness and in poor weather with visibility reduced by fog. The aircraft had made several attempts to land.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Frank Ellemers
Location
Images:
photo (c) Abir Mannan; Sylhet Civil Airport (ZYL/VGSY); 23 December 1997
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