Air India Express Flight 1344

Air India Express Flight 1344

VT-AXH, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2006.
Accident
Date	7 August 2020 (2020-08-07)
Summary	Runway overrun in poor weather conditions due to pilot error
Site	Kozhikode International Airport, Calicut, Kerala, India 11°07′59″N 75°58′13″E / 11.13306°N 75.97028°E / 11.13306; 75.97028
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-8HG(SFP)
Operator	Air India Express
IATA flight No.	IX1344
ICAO flight No.	AXB1344
Call sign	EXPRESS INDIA 1344
Registration	VT-AXH
Flight origin	Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination	Kozhikode International Airport, Calicut, Kerala, India
Occupants	190[1]
Passengers	184
Crew	6
Fatalities	21[2]
Injuries	167[3]
Survivors	169

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Crash site

Calicut International Airport

  

Air India Express Flight 1344 was a scheduled international flight on 7 August 2020 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Kozhikode, India, landing at Calicut International Airport. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight crew aborted two landing attempts because of heavy rain and tailwind. On the third landing attempt, the aircraft touched down on runway 10, but skidded off the end of the tabletop runway and slid down a 9–10.5 m (30–35 ft) slope, killing 19 passengers and both pilots. The four cabin crew members and 165 passengers survived, of whom all but two were injured.^[4] This was the second fatal accident involving Air India Express, after the 2010 Mangalore crash.