2025 Dhaka Chengdu J-7 crash
A piece of aircraft wreckage at Milestone School | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 July 2025 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after takeoff due to pilot error and loss of control |
| Site |
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| Total fatalities | 37 |
| Total injuries | 171 |
| Aircraft | |
| 2701, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2019 | |
| Aircraft type | Chengdu FT-7BGI |
| Operator | Bangladesh Air Force |
| Call sign | THUNDERCAT 701 |
| Registration | 2701 |
| Flight origin | BAF Base Bir Uttom A. K. Khandker |
| Occupants | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 36 |
| Ground injuries | 171 |
On 21 July 2025, at 13:12 BST (UTC+6), a Chengdu J-7 fighter jet operated by the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed shortly after takeoff into the Milestone School campus in the Uttara neighbourhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh, while students were attending classes. At least 37 people were killed and 171 injured, 24 critically.