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| Date: | Wednesday 26 March 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King Mk42B |
| Owner/operator: | Bharatiya Nau Sena (Indian Navy) |
| Registration: | IN525 |
| MSN: | WA988 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 mi W of Goa -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| INS Viraat |
Coded "W". Fell off the deck of carrier INS Viraat on landing. Suspected tail rotor failure.
Sources:
Scramble 297
AFM FEB 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jan-2010 00:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2010 05:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2010 10:47 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2013 15:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 14-Dec-2020 14:22 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Apr-2021 15:57 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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