Dhaka - New Delhi

On December 19, 1970 at 04:50 PM, Dhaka - New Delhi experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-22, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Panagarh West Bengal.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

25 people were known to be on board, 25 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 20, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. About 40 minutes after his departure from Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport, en route to New Delhi, the crew declared an emergency after a propeller detached and was rerouted to Panagarh, West Bengal. Unable to lower the gear and the flaps, the captain made a low pass (one meter) above the runway for two km when the right wing dropped and struck the runway surface. Out of control, the airplane crashed and caught fire. All 25 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-09305, MSN 9340205, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 23.4430°, 87.4587°.