Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Plane Crashed in Southern India With 160 On Board VOA News 21 May 2010 Officials in southern India say a plane with about 160 people on board has crashed in the southern part of the country. The Air India flight overshot a runway on landing in Mangalore early Saturday and burst into flames. Some reports say there are many casualties. Other details are not immediately known. Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. .