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| Date: | Monday 30 April 2012 |
| Time: | 08:51 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF |
| Registration: | L16-2/52 |
| MSN: | 881 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) -
 Bangladesh
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (DMK/VTBD) |
| Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) |
A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) ATR-72-212A (ATR-72-500) aircraft of 1st Air Division/6th Wing, 603sq, (serial L16-2/52, code 60314), sustained damage in a landing accident at Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC).
The airplane suffered a runway excursion while landing. It came to rest against a concrete barrier, causing substantial damage to the right hand wing.
Two passengers reportedly suffered minor injuries.
Sources:
The Daily Star
bdnews24
Zee News
Pattaya Mail
Location
Images:
photo (c) Faisal Akram; Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC); 03 November 2012; (CC:by-sa)
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