IN135

On November 11, 2006 at 09:40 AM, IN135 experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Indian Navy - Bharatiya Nau Sena, with the event recorded near Veloor Kerala.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration IN135, MSN 888, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 9.5880°, 76.4900°.