ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56989
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 May 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Sea Harrier FRS51 |
| Owner/operator: | 300 Sqn Indian Navy |
| Registration: | IN601 |
| MSN: | 912035 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dabolim, Vasco da Gama, Goa -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dabolim INAS, India (GOI/VAGO) |
| Dabolim INAS, India (GOI/VAGO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a vertical landing at INAS Dabolim, Goa, India, the Sea Harrier pilot - Squadron Leader Vinod Mehta - lost control of his aircraft and was killed. Lack of supervision and briefing coupled with over enthusiasm on part of pilot contributed to this accident.
Aircraft came down at approx location co-ordinates of 15°22′51″N, 073°49′53″E
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171016064312/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/SEa-Harrier.htm
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=194
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.targetlock.org.uk/seaharrier/production_india.html]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabolim_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Aug-2011 00:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2011 07:30 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2012 13:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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