Boeing 737 accident near Kozhikode, In, August 7, 2020
On August 7, 2020 at about 2:11 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered VTAXH, was destroyed in an accident during landing near Kozhikode. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 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 accident. 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 7, 2020 · about 2:11 pm local time
- Place
- Kozhikode, India
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 8HG · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- VTAXH · no longer on the register · serial 36323
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on August 07, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB of India's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the AAIB of India.
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
- Unknown or undetermined during landing defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Air India Express
The flight
- Departed from: Dubai
- Destination: Kozhikode
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
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.