Vishakhapatnam – Calcutta

On January 2, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Vishakhapatnam – Calcutta experienced a crash involving Dornier DO228, operated by Indian Coast Guard, with the event recorded near Paradip Odisha (Orissa).

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

While cruising in good weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in the Bay of Bengal, off Paradip. Two passengers were rescued while all four other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CG757, MSN 7114, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.2912°, 86.6478°.