Accident Westland 30-160 VT-EKO,
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Date:Thursday 14 July 1988
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic WG30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland 30-160
Owner/operator:Pawan Hans
Registration: VT-EKO
MSN: 030
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Katra, Jammu and Kashmir -   India
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Katra helipad
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed while attempting to land in poor visibility with passengers on way to Vaishno Devi shrine.

Sources:

Westland Aircraft since 1915 / Derek N James
Aviation World (March 2010)
Flight International 23-29 May 1990
The Indian Express 15 July 1988, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Oct-2011 10:57 harro Added
13-Apr-2012 13:04 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code]
14-Apr-2012 06:35 TB Updated [Operator, Embed code]
07-Jan-2013 06:53 TB Updated [Location, Source]
11-Feb-2013 09:52 TB Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
16-Jan-2014 10:34 TB Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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