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29 Seconds to Impact: A Fatal Night Offshore Approach in the Irish Sea

Posted by on Dec 20, 2024 in Accidents & Incidents, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, FDM / Data Recorders, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Regulation, Safety Culture, Safety Management

29 Seconds to Impact: A Fatal Night Offshore Approach in the Irish Sea (CHC Scotia AS365N G-BLUN) At 18:00 on 27 December 2006 CHC Scotia Airbus AS365N G-BLUN departed Blackpool to conduct 8 sectors within...

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An Air Traffic Control Assisted H-60 Collision

Posted by on Dec 13, 2024 in Accidents & Incidents, Air Traffic Management / Airspace, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Military / Defence, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

An ATC Assisted Sikorsky H-60 Collision (HeliStream UH-60A N160AQ and US Navy MH-60R 166583, San Diego, CA) On 22 November 2022, civil firefighting Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk N160AQ (operated by HeliStream...

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CHC Scotia AS332L Rollover on West Navion Helideck After Loss of Dynamic Positioning

Posted by on Nov 10, 2024 in Accidents & Incidents, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

CHC Scotia Rollover on West Navion Helideck after Loss of DP (AS332L Super Puma G-BKZE) On 10 November 2001, CHC Scotia Airbus AS332L G-BKZE, chartered by BP, rolled over while being rotors running refueled...

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