ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151253
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| Date: | Thursday 30 October 2003 |
| Time: | c 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Pawan Hans Helicopters (PHHL) |
| Registration: | VT-ELF |
| MSN: | 6215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Agatti Island -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bangaram, Lakshwadeep territory |
| Agatti, Lakshwadeep territory | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed into sea after as loss of control. The helicopter was flying over the sea at a height of 300ft. As it approached the island, the crew became distracted by a pod of dolphins. While watching the dolphins, the pilot made inadvertent inputs to the flight controls and the helicopter entered a steep, descending, right bank. By the time the pilot realized the situation it was too late to recover and the helicopter flew into the sea. One passenger was killed.
Sources:
http://dgca.gov.in/accident/acc03.pdf
https://www.easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/NPA%202016-01.pdf p25, note erroneously gives date as 3/10/03
WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2012 11:16 | TB | Added |
| 18-Dec-2012 11:26 | TB | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 17-Apr-2016 15:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2016 15:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2019 16:59 | Ajai | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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