Kozhikode plane crash: Pilot D.V. Sathe. among 11 dead.

Kozhikode Crash: Death toll at 14

August 7, 2020

An Air India Express aircraft skidded off the runway while landing in Kozhikode and plunged into the deep valley below. At least 14 persons have reportedly died in the accident, including the pilot of the flight, D.V. Sathe.

The incident occurred at 7.41 p.m. on Friday, when the flight from Dubai to Kozhikode skidded off the runway after landing at the ‘table-top’ airport.

The aircraft with 190 persons on board, including six crew members, battled heavy rains while landing.

According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Air India Express AXB1344, a B737 aircraft, with 191 people on board, landed on Runway 10 amid visibility of 2,000 meters in heavy rain, but continued running till the end of the runway, fell down in the valley and broke into two pieces.

As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation, rescue operations are going on and the injured have been moved to the hospital.

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