Accident Westland 30-160 VT-EKR,
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Date:Tuesday 7 February 1989
Time:16:25
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-EKR
MSN: 033
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:ca 4 km from Kohima, Nagaland -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Dimapur
Destination airport:Kohima
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at Merima after tail rotor failure due to lack of oil in the gear box.

Sources:

Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1989 (DGAC India)
Westland Aircraft since 1915 / Derek N James
Aviation World (March 2010)
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
The Indian Express 8 February 1989, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Oct-2011 10:58 harro Added
13-Apr-2012 13:02 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code]
14-Apr-2012 06:36 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code]
07-Jan-2013 06:58 TB Updated [Phase, Source]
11-Feb-2013 09:56 TB Updated [Narrative]
16-Jan-2014 10:00 TB Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
04-Oct-2015 16:57 harro Updated [Time, Source]

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