Cochin - Cochin

On December 9, 1987 at 12:00 AM, Cochin - Cochin experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Indian Navy - Bharatiya Nau Sena, with the event recorded near Cochin Kerala.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a maritime patrol flight when an engine lost power in flight. The pilot ditched the aircraft few km off Cochin. All three occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration IN132, MSN 875, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 9.9679°, 76.2457°.