Accidents and Incidents
As of March 2012, Aviation Safety Network records 11 accidents/incidents for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, with only two of them leading to fatalities.
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Tail number | Aircraft damage | Fatalities | Description | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01972-10-1010 October 1972 | Dhaka | DC-3 | Unknown | W/O | 70005000000000000005/5 | Crashed near Dhaka during a training flight. | |
| 01979-11-1818 November 1979 | Savar Bazar | F27-200 | S2-ABG | W/O | 50000000000000000000/4 | Forced landed in a field near Savar Bazar following the flameout of both engines. | |
| 01980-04-033 April 1980 | Singapore | Boeing 707-320C | S2-ABQ | W/O | 50000000000000000000/74 | Named “City of Bayezed Bostami”, lost power following takeoff from Paya Lebar Airport, reaching an altitude of some 100 feet (30 m) and sinking back to the runway with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft, that was due to operate an international scheduled Singapore–Dhaka passenger service, skidded for about 2,000 feet (610 m) before it came to rest. | |
| 01984-08-055 August 1984 | Dhaka | F27-600 | S2-ABJ | W/O | 700149000000000000049/49 | Crashed on approach to Zia International Airport, inbound from Chittagong, some 500 metres (1,600 ft) short of the runway, after several missed approaches amid inclement weather. | |
| 01997-12-2222 December 1997 | Sylhet | F28-4000 | S2-ACJ | W/O | 50000000000000000000/89 | While on approach to Sylhet inbound from Dhaka as Flight 609, the aircraft made a belly landing on paddy fields, 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) short of Sylhet Civil Airport, in heavy fog. | |
| 02004-10-088 October 2004 | Sylhet | F28-4000 | S2-ACH | W/O | 50000000000000000000/79 | Inbound from Dhaka as Flight 601, the aircraft made a long landing at Osmani International Airport in heavy rain and overshot the end of the runway by 150 feet (46 m), coming to rest in a ditch 15 feet (4.6 m) deep. | |
| 02005-07-011 July 2005 | Chittagong | DC-10-30ER | S2-ADN | W/O | 50000000000000000000/216 | The aircraft that was operating an international scheduled Dubai–Chittagong–Dhaka passenger service as Flight 48 whe it ran off the runway immediately after touchdown at Shah Amanat International Airport amid inclement weather; following the collapse of the starboard main undercarriage, the right-hand side engine got separated from the wing and caught fire as the aircraft sank into the mud. Some passengers got injuries while the aircraft was evacuated, but all of the occupants managed to escape from it safely. An enquiry found no failures with the aircraft and put the blame for the accident on the incompetence of the pilot, who was fired. | |
| 02007-03-1212 March 2007 | Dubai | A310-300 | S2-ADE | W/O | 50000000000000000000/236 | The nose gear collapsed on the takeoff run at Dubai International Airport. The aircraft came to rest at the end of the airport's sole active runway, blocking it for more than eight hours. There were 236 people onboard; only a few of them sustained minor injuries. Due to operate an international scheduled Dubai–Dhaka passenger service. |
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