ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151256
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| Date: | 12-AUG-1988 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Pawan Hans/ONGC |
| Registration: | VT-ELH |
| MSN: | 6233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| 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. Debrise found. Never recovered.
Sources:
http://www.coptercrazy.co.uk/
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] |
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