| Date: | Friday 23 September 1988 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Vayudoot |
| Registration: | VT-DMB |
| MSN: | 10172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 53680 hours |
| Cycles: | 51890 flights |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 514 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Calcutta Airport (CCU) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Calcutta Airport (CCU/VECC) |
| Agartala-Singerbhil Airport (IXA/VEAT) |
A high lift catering truck struck the left hand outer wing of the F-27, which was taxiing for departure. Part of the wing and half of the aileron were cut away. The three catering truck occupants were seriously injured in the event.
Sources:
Airnieuws 308 (p. 16)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1962 | VT-DMB | Indian Airlines | 0 | Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL) | |
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| 6 July 1987 | VT-DMB | Vayudoot | 0 | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | |
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