Accidents and Incidents
Air Deccan had an inauspicious start to its operations on 24 September 2003, with its flight from Hyderabad to Vijaywada catching fire on the runway when it was taxiing before take-off. That flight was carrying several dignitaries such as the then BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu, the then Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, and Telugu Desam Party leader K. Yerran Naidu. This was operated using an ATR 42 aircraft.
Again, on 29 March 2004, another Air Deccan flight from Goa to Bangalore had to return back half an hour after take off as smoke filled the cabin. This aircraft was also an ATR 42.
On 11 March 2006, an Air Deccan flight travelling from Coimbatore to Bangalore made a heavy landing on the runway at Bangalore's HAL Airport and skidded off the runway. The aircraft was carrying 44 people (40 passengers and 4 crew). Although there were no fatalities, the aircraft, an ATR 72, was severely damaged.
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