Boeing 737 VT-AXV

Summary

On 22 May 2010 at about 00:40 local time, a Boeing 737 registered VT-AXV, operated by Air India Charters, was involved in an accident near Manglaore, India. 166 people were on board and 158 died, 7 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 May 2010 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Manglaore, India

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

VT-AXV

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air India Charters

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA10RA063

158 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 22, 2010 at about 6:10 am local time (0040 UTC), Air India Express flight 812 (VT-AXV), a Boeing 737-800 equipped with CFM56 engines, overran the runway into a valley during landing at the Mangalore International Airport, Mangalore, India. Of the 166 passengers and crew on board, there were 158 fatalities and 8 survivors. The airplane was substantially consumed by post-crash fire. The flight originated in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The investigation will be conducted by the Indian Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGCA as the State of design and manufacture. All inquiries should be directed to: Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation DGCA Complex Opposite Safdarjung Airport New Delhi 110003 India E-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.