Boeing 737-200 crash, Jul 17, 2000 (60 killed), Patna
Boeing 737-200 accident on July 17, 2000 near Patna, Bihar, India with 60 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: an unstabilized approach with engines at idle...
- Date: July 17, 2000
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Patna, Bihar, India
- Fatalities: 60
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error: an unstabilized approach with engines at idle and low airspeed, followed by high pitch attitude manoeuvres, a stall warning, a go-around instead of stall recovery, and a stall with loss of control.
Alliance Air Flight CD7412 from Kolkata to Patna was high on the ILS/DME arc approach to runway 25 and asked for a 360-degree turn to lose height. While turning steeply left at low speed with engines at idle, the aircraft stalled after the crew initiated a go-around rather than stall recovery. It crashed into a residential area near the airport, killing 60 people including 5 on the ground.