Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Nov 18, 1979, Sabhar Dhaka
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on November 18, 1979 near Sabhar Dhaka, Bangladesh with no fatalities. Cause: No official investigation report was found..
- Date: November 18, 1979
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Sabhar Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No official investigation report was found.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 on a local training flight from Dhaka lost both engines during a stall test at 8,000 feet. Restart attempts failed and the instructor made a forced landing at Sabhar, about 15 km west of Dhaka Airport, where the aircraft struck an embankment and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew survived.