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Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2T Islander in Veloor

Date & Time: Nov 11, 2006 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
IN135
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
888
YOM:
1981
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Cochin NAS, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a marshy field located near Veloor. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.