Accident | |
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Date | May 8, 2019 |
Summary | Runway excursion due to unstabilized approach and pilot error |
Site | Yangon International Airport, Yangon, Myanmar |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Bombardier Dash-8-Q400 |
Operator | Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
IATA flight No. | BG060 |
ICAO flight No. | BBC060 |
Call sign | BANGLADESH 60 |
Registration | S2-AGQ |
Flight origin | Dhaka Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport, Dhaka Bangladesh |
Destination | Yangon International Airport, Yangon, Myanmar |
Occupants | 33 |
Passengers | 28 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 20 |
Survivors | 33 |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 060 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Dhaka Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport, Bangladesh to Yangon International Airport, Myanmar. On May 8, 2019, the Bombardier Q400 aircraft skidded off the runway upon landing, breaking into three sections. There were no fatalities, but 18 of the 28 passengers on board including 5 crew members were injured: the aircraft was also declared a hull loss, making it the tenth hull loss of a Q400 aircraft.[1][2]