Boeing 737 incident near Trivandrum, In, August 18, 2015
On August 18, 2015 at about 1:39 am local time, a Boeing 737, registered VTJFA, was involved in an incident during landing near Trivandrum. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 18, 2015 · about 1:39 am local time
- Place
- Trivandrum, India
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 86N · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- VTJFA · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The NTSB was notified of an incident involving a Boeing B737-800 aircraft, registration VT-JFA, that occurred on August 18, 2015, during landing at Trivandrum International Airport (TRV). The incident is being investigated by the Aircraft Accident Investigative Bureau (AAIB) of India, and the NTSB has appointed an accredited representative as State of Manufacture. The AAIB of India can be contacted at: AAIB India Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi - 110003 tel: 011-24658051
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fuel related during landing defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Jet Airways (India) Ltd.
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.