Survivability / Ditching

Engine & Emergency Flotation Failures – Greenland B206L4 Ditching

Posted by on Apr 21, 2025 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Offshore, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

Engine & Emergency Flotation Failures – Greenland B206L4 Ditching (Sermeq Helicopters OY-HIO) On 28 February 2024 Bell 206L4 OY-HIO Sermeq Helicopters ditched in Tunulliarfik Fjord (the inner...

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S-76D Loss of Control on Approach to an Indian Drilling Rig

Posted by on Feb 8, 2025 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Regulation, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

Pawan Hans Sikorsky S-76D Loss of Control on Approach to an Indian Drilling Rig (VT-PWI) On 28 June 2022 Pawan Hans Sikorsky S-76D VT-PWI, contracted by ONGC, impacted the sea on approach to the Sagar Kiran...

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Fatal Offshore S-76C++ LOC-I & Water Impact Brazil 2022: CENIPA Investigation

Posted by on Aug 24, 2024 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Regulation, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

Fatal Offshore S-76C++ LOC-I & Water Impact Brazil 2022: CENIPA Investigation (Lider PR-LCT) On 16 March 2022 Sikorsky S-76C++ PR-LCT of Líder Táxi Aéreo struck the sea on approach to a Petrobras Normally...

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