Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Apr 21, 1969 (44 killed), Kh...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on April 21, 1969 near Khulna, Bangladesh with 44 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in turbulence and severe downdrafts...
- Date: April 21, 1969
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Khulna, Bangladesh
- Fatalities: 44
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control in turbulence and severe downdrafts while flying in thunderstorm activity (per search of accident database and Indian parliamentary records)
Indian Airlines Flight IC 260, a Fokker F27 from Silchar via Agartala to Calcutta, lost control while descending in poor weather near the Bangladesh border and crashed in an open field at Khulna, about 55 km southeast of Dum Dum. All 44 occupants were killed.