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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1982 |
| Time: | 18:08 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Pushpaka Aviation |
| Registration: | VT-EAO |
| MSN: | 25013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kochi, India -
 India
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC India |
The helicopter lost height impacted rubber trees after the engine failed during an aerial application flight. Pilot Capt. Gurpreet Singh Sangha lost his life in this accident. Location - Kallala Rubber Estate, Ernakulam
Sources:
Accidents summary 1982 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASD
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 November 1980 | VT-EAO | Pushpaka Aviation | 0 | Sholavaram, Chennai | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2016 14:06 | harro | Added |
| 18-Aug-2021 06:27 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Location, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 11-Jun-2023 13:28 | Anon. | Updated |
| 05-Oct-2023 10:22 | Msangha | Updated |
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