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| Date: | Friday 12 August 1988 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Pawan Hans |
| Registration: | VT-ELH |
| MSN: | 6233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km off Puducherry, Tamil Nadu -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Chenai-Meenambahkam (13:30) |
| Sagar Prabhat oil rig | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared with two crew and eight passengers over the Bay of Bengal in bad weather. Helicopter tried to reach drilling ship Badrinath in bad visibility. Debris found. Never recovered. Operated for ONGC.
Sources:
Flight International 23-29 May 1990
The Indian Express 14 August 1988, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2012 12:24 | TB | Added |
| 11-Feb-2013 09:59 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2014 09:24 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2025 11:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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