VT-AXH, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2006.
Accident
Date
7 August 2020 (2020-08-07)
Summary
Runway overrun in poor weather conditions due to pilot error
Site
Kozhikode International Airport, Calicut, Kerala, India 11°07′59″N75°58′13″E / 11.13306°N 75.97028°E / 11.13306; 75.97028
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-8HG(SFP)
Operator
Air India Express
IATA flight No.
IX1344
ICAO flight No.
AXB1344
Call sign
EXPRESS INDIA 1344
Registration
VT-AXH
Flight origin
Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Kozhikode International Airport, Calicut, Kerala, India
Occupants
190[1]
Passengers
184
Crew
6
Fatalities
21[2]
Injuries
167[3]
Survivors
169
1km 0.6miles
Crash site
Calicut International Airport
Air India Express Flight 1344 was a scheduled international flight on 7 August 2020 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Kozhikode, India, landing at Calicut International Airport. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight crew aborted two landing attempts because of heavy rain and tailwind. On the third landing attempt, the aircraft touched down on runway 10, but skidded off the end of the tabletop runway and slid down a 9–10.5 m (30–35 ft) slope, killing 19 passengers and both pilots. The four cabin crew members and 165 passengers survived, of whom all but two were injured.[4] This was the second fatal accident involving Air India Express, after the 2010 Mangalore crash.
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