Narrative:
Biman flight 601 touched down far down Sylhet's 9000-feet runway 11/29. The airplane overran the wet runway by 150 feet and ended up in a 25 ft wide and 15 feet deep canal. The cockpit sustained serious damage. The crew members were rescued from the wreckage after several hours. Damage to the forward fuselage is serious.
accident date: 08-10-2004
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
registration: S2-ACH
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Friday 8 October 2004 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 |
| Operator: | Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
| Registration: | S2-ACH |
| MSN: | 11172 |
| First flight: | 1981-07-15 (23 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 555-15I |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 79 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Sylhet-Osmani International Airport (ZYL) ( Bangladesh)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dhaka-Zia International Airport (DAC/VGZR), Bangladesh |
| Sylhet Civil Airport (ZYL/VGSY), Bangladesh | |
| Flightnumber: | 601 |
Biman flight 601 touched down far down Sylhet's 9000-feet runway 11/29. The airplane overran the wet runway by 150 feet and ended up in a 25 ft wide and 15 feet deep canal. The cockpit sustained serious damage. The crew members were rescued from the wreckage after several hours. Damage to the forward fuselage is serious.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» The Daily StarPhotos
accident date: 08-10-2004
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
registration: S2-ACH
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dhaka-Zia International Airport to Sylhet Civil Airport as the crow flies is 193 km (121 miles).
Distance from Dhaka-Zia International Airport to Sylhet Civil Airport as the crow flies is 193 km (121 miles).
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