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Date Tuesday 26 October 1999
Time 19:45
Type Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-231
Operator Indian Airlines
Registration VT-ESL
MSN 499
Year of manufature 1994
Engines IAE V2500-A1
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92
Aircraft damage Substantial, repaired
Aircraft fate rep
Location Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN)   Myanmar
Phase Landing
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Calcutta-Netaji Subhas Chandra Airport (CCU/VECC)
Destination Airport Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY)
Narrative Landed hard during a rainstorm and veered off the runway, causing the nose gear to collapse; windshear suspected. The airplane was finally repaired in August 2000.

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Calcutta Online

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