ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31078
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| Date: | Sunday 25 May 1997 |
| Time: | 22:47 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Pawan Hans Helicopters (PHHL) |
| Registration: | VT-ELC |
| MSN: | 6212 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sagar Jyoti Rig, off Mumbai -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | ICW offshore installation |
| Sagar Jyoti offshore installation | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was operating between the WIS platform and the Sagar Jyoti rig off Mumbai. When about 1 km from the rig, the helicopter suddenly turned to the left, lost height and crashed into the sea. The accident happened in darkness (22:47 Local time). The accident was attributed to the pilot becoming disoriented while flying over the sea at night.
The approach to the rig had been unstabilised and at a low height. As the helicopter neared the rig the pilot attempted to regain the correct approach profile and, as a result, lost visual reference.
Sources:
1. Flight International 15-21 April 1998
2. http://dgca.nic.in/accident/acc97.pdf
3. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Dec-2010 14:05 | harro | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2010 14:06 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 13-Apr-2012 13:11 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2012 07:07 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Dec-2012 11:50 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2012 11:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Nov-2015 10:59 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-May-2016 17:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2016 23:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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