Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, Dec 22, 1997, Sylhet
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on December 22, 1997 near Sylhet, Sylhet, Bangladesh with no fatalities. Cause: The captain continued the descent below...
- Date: December 22, 1997
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Sylhet, Sylhet, Bangladesh
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain continued the descent below minimum descent altitude without visual contact with the ground, resulting in controlled flight into terrain.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F28 on flight BG609 from Dhaka was on approach to Sylhet in fog after two abandoned landing attempts. On a third approach it descended below minimum altitude and struck the ground short of the runway, breaking in two. Nearly all 89 occupants survived, with dozens injured.