Incidents and Accidents
- On 1 October 2002, two Ilyushin Il-38s collided and crashed near Dabolim airport killing 12 naval personnel in the planes and 3 civilians on the ground.
- On 15 October 2012, Chetak helicopterTwo copilots and a technical sailor on board the Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy were killed on Monday after the helicopter crashed while landing towards eastern side of the Dabolim airport runway.
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