Accident Westland Sea King Mk42A IN551,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56963
 
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Date:Thursday 24 May 1990
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King Mk42A
Owner/operator:Bharatiya Nau Sena (Indian Navy)
Registration: IN551
MSN: WA883
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:8 mi off Mumbai -   India
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at sea off Coiaba Point during routine training flight. Four bodies recovered. Coded "X".

Sources:

Scramble 345
The Indin Express 26 May 1990, p9/30 May 1990, p9

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
02-Jan-2010 00:24 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
02-Jan-2010 05:00 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative]
02-Jan-2010 05:56 TB Updated [Location]
22-Jun-2013 15:03 TB Updated [Operator, Source]
27-Jan-2019 13:16 TB Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
27-Jan-2019 21:17 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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