ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19513
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| Date: | Monday 8 March 1976 |
| Time: | 13:17 UTC |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex 60 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-ATSC |
| MSN: | WA/544 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 65 km NE of Humber Estuary -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | West Sole gas platform C |
| Easington, Humberside | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ditched in the North Sea shortly after takeoff after both engines stopped due to ingestion of the engine intake covers which had not been removed after earlier heavy snow. All persons recovered after about 25 minutes.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/11-1976%20G-ATSC.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-May-2010 08:31 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2010 09:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 18-Jul-2010 09:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Dec-2011 08:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2012 05:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2012 18:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2012 08:21 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2014 14:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 12:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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