| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 22, 2010 |
| Time: | 0610 |
| Location: | Mangalore, India |
| Operator: | Air India Express |
| Flight #: | 812 |
| Route: | Dubai, UAE - Mangalore, India |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-8HG |
| Registration: | VT-AXV |
| cn / ln: | 36333/2481 |
| Aboard: | 166 (passengers:160 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 159 (passengers:153 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While attempting to land at Mangalore Airport, the plane overran the runway, slid down a ravine into a wooded valley, and burst into flames. Despite being warned by the aircraft computers to "pull up, the captain did not heed the warning. He also ignored the co-pilot telling him to go-around, |
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