Bombay – Bangalore – Madras

On June 15, 2007 at 08:50 AM, Bombay – Bangalore – Madras experienced a crash involving BAe ATP, operated by First Flight Aviation, with the event recorded near Chennai Tamil Nadu.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a cargo flight from Bombay to Madras with an intermediate stop in Bangalore. On final approach to Madras Airport, the aircraft nosed down and landed nose first. Upon impact, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid on its nose for few dozen metres before coming to rest. A fire erupted but was quickly extinguished. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-FFB, MSN 2039, year of manufacture 1991.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 13.0511°, 80.2248°.