Crash of an Antonov AN-32 on Mt Ponmudi: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 15, 1990 at 0955 LT
Operator:
Registration:
K2705
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tambaram – Thiruvananthapuram
MSN:
0410
YOM:
1985
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While approaching Thiruvananthapuram Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck tree tops, stalled and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Ponmudi. The wreckage was found about 37 km northeast of the airport and all five crew members were killed.
