AS332L2 Ditching off Shetland: 23rd August 2013
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BBC Radio 2 newsreader just reported this aircraft as a "Sea Puma".
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On behalf of Gilles Bruniaux, please find the following information.
Eurocopter has been informed of an AS 332 L2 accident in the North Sea. It occurred on Friday the 23rd of August at about 6.20pm (local time). 18 persons were on board16 passengers and two crew.Search officials have confirmed 15 people have been accounted for and that several people have been hospitalized as a result of the accident. At this stage no more information is available. However it has to be noted that this 332 L2 aircraft was equipped with a Main Gear Box with a carburized vertical shaft, this shaft is not the nitrided shaft involved inthe two EC225 ditchings.
Eurocopter will provide more information on August 24, 2013 at 2pm French time.
Eurocopter has been informed of an AS 332 L2 accident in the North Sea. It occurred on Friday the 23rd of August at about 6.20pm (local time). 18 persons were on board16 passengers and two crew.Search officials have confirmed 15 people have been accounted for and that several people have been hospitalized as a result of the accident. At this stage no more information is available. However it has to be noted that this 332 L2 aircraft was equipped with a Main Gear Box with a carburized vertical shaft, this shaft is not the nitrided shaft involved inthe two EC225 ditchings.
Eurocopter will provide more information on August 24, 2013 at 2pm French time.
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Four dead now, this report says:
Evening Express - Article - Four dead after Super Puma helicopter ditches in North Sea
Evening Express - Article - Four dead after Super Puma helicopter ditches in North Sea
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Names have now been released on Sky news:-
"The four confirmed dead are: Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland; Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin; Gary McCrossan , 59, from Inverness; and George Allison, 57, from Winchester."
RIP. :-(
"The four confirmed dead are: Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland; Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin; Gary McCrossan , 59, from Inverness; and George Allison, 57, from Winchester."
RIP. :-(
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Very sad condolences to the families affected.
I would like to know if North Sea helicopters have telemetry which automatically and continuously feeds technical information to an operators base?
I would like to know if North Sea helicopters have telemetry which automatically and continuously feeds technical information to an operators base?
Time for the oil industry to walk the talk on HSE and permanently ground all Super Puma variants from the North Sea region.
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Assuming that no parts essential to the execution of a successful investigation have gone missing.
No?
Then please let us wait for the accident investigators to find out what caused this and take corrective action once it is clear what needs to be fixed if it was anything mechanical.
Flight safefy is not about 'Feel good', it is about facts.
Let us reserve the 'Just do something' attitude to politicíans....
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Henra, I don't disagree, but as far as the pax in the back are concerned, it is about 'feel good'. If they don't want to get in due to the current run of incidents, then that impacts on oilfield ops, that impacts on the contractors & operators, & that impacts the heli operators.
Yes get the facts, but the bears are going to take a LOT of convincing in the months ahead to get back onto a Super Puma, in any of its variants.
Yes get the facts, but the bears are going to take a LOT of convincing in the months ahead to get back onto a Super Puma, in any of its variants.
I am all for INFORMED discussion on these "crash threads" but do remember that 4 families received devastating news last night.
We have few facts to go one which are:-
1. The a/c seems to have been on IFR Flight into Sumburgh.
2. The weather was poor possibly near to minimums.
3. For some reason the a/c hit the sea 2mls short.
4. The impact can't have been too harsh or nobody would have survived.
5. The a/c didn't completly disintergrate.
From these "facts" one can speculate but in no way be certain. As an experienced Ex NS pilot I have one or two possibilties but they can only be general at the moment. If the AIB have the CVR, IHUMS etc I am sure they will have an initial theory on what happened.
Whatever the reason my thoughts are with the families.
JD
We have few facts to go one which are:-
1. The a/c seems to have been on IFR Flight into Sumburgh.
2. The weather was poor possibly near to minimums.
3. For some reason the a/c hit the sea 2mls short.
4. The impact can't have been too harsh or nobody would have survived.
5. The a/c didn't completly disintergrate.
From these "facts" one can speculate but in no way be certain. As an experienced Ex NS pilot I have one or two possibilties but they can only be general at the moment. If the AIB have the CVR, IHUMS etc I am sure they will have an initial theory on what happened.
Whatever the reason my thoughts are with the families.
JD
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but the bears are going to take a LOT of convincing in the months ahead to get back onto a Super Puma, in any of its variants
I vote Hummingfrog for Offshore Helicopter Operations Media spokesperson please.
In light of the seriousness of this incident, the tragic loss of life, and the impact it will have on operations not only out of Scotland, but worldwide, possibly on the operator and on EC, then isnt it fair that we wait for the findings of the professionals, before the usual suspects start with their armchair dissection of the accident.
I'm sure we all have our ideas about what happened. But. we werent there.
In light of the seriousness of this incident, the tragic loss of life, and the impact it will have on operations not only out of Scotland, but worldwide, possibly on the operator and on EC, then isnt it fair that we wait for the findings of the professionals, before the usual suspects start with their armchair dissection of the accident.
I'm sure we all have our ideas about what happened. But. we werent there.
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The system comprises a number of accelerometers and transducers around the engines, airframe and drivetrain. Vibration signals from a number of major components are monitored and recorded. The data accumulated during aircraft operation is transferred, usually on a daily basis, to the operator's ground-based computer system.