Incident Westland Sea King Mk42C IN556,
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Date:Monday 12 December 2011
Time:10:56 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King Mk42C
Owner/operator:Bharatiya Nau Sena (Indian Navy)
Registration: IN556
MSN: WA970
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Mangalore Airport (VOML) -   India
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:INS Garuda - VOAR
Destination airport:Mangalore Airport (former Bajpe Airport) - VOML
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Caught fire just after the engines were stopped.

Sources:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Naval-chopter-damaged-in-freak-fire-at-old-Bajpe-airport/articleshow/11082472.cms
https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20111212/1889895.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Dec-2011 03:35 Steinmann Added
12-Dec-2011 04:13 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Plane category, ]
12-Dec-2011 04:20 RobertMB Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
12-Dec-2011 07:27 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
22-Jun-2013 17:09 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2013 17:10 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]

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