| Date: | Monday 11 January 1999 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-219 Srs. 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Defence Research and Development Org. |
| Registration: | H-2175 |
| MSN: | 569 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2,5 km from Arakkonam Naval Air Station -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Arakkonam Naval Air Station (VOAR) |
| Tambaram Air Base (VOTX) |
The HAL-748 plane crashed in a dense forest, 2,5 km from the Arakkonam NAS. The HAL-748 was converted to carry a rotordome, which would ultimately house the in-built radar, on top. Preliminary reports suggest the dome collapsed on top of the aircraft, since the dome was found 2 km from the runway.
Sources:
The Hindu
The Hindustan Times
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