Dabolim - Dabolim

On October 1, 2002 at 09:45 AM, Dabolim - Dabolim experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-38, operated by Indian Navy - Bharatiya Nau Sena, with the event recorded near Dabolim Goa.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 157.1%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 4.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Two Indian Navy Ilyushin II-38 were engaged in a demonstration flight at Dabolim Airport, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 315th Squadron based at Dabolim. While approaching the airfield in formation at a height of about 100 metres, both aircraft registered IN302 and IN304 collided and crashed. All 12 occupants were killed (five on board IN302 and seven on board IN304) as well as four people on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration IN304, MSN 0800 106 10, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 15.3851°, 73.8378°.