ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231381
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| Date: | Friday 13 December 2019 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-92A |
| Owner/operator: | CHC Scotia |
| Registration: | G-WNSV |
| MSN: | 920057 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Northern North Sea, E of Sumburgh, Shetland Islands -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Aberdeen-Dyce Airport (ABZ/EGPD) |
| Offshore Installation, North Sea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft experienced an inflight lightning strike and subsequent Pan-Pan (state of urgency) declaration en route to an offshore oil platform in the North Sea. The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter diverted to Sumburgh Airport (LSI/EGPB), Shetland, Scotland, having sustained unspecified damage and the seventeen occupants onboard (crew of two plus fifteen passengers) were not injured during the incident. The helicopter landed safely at Sumburgh at 12:10 pm
Sources:
1. https://www.oilandgaspeople.com/news/19657/breaking-chc-helicopter-declares-emergency-and-turns-around-mid-flight/
2. https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2019/12/13/helicopter-returns-to-sumburgh-after-being-struck-by-lightning/
3. https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2019/12/14/passengers-safe-after-helicopter-lightning-strike
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-50785082
5. https://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/offshore-helicopter-forced-to-land-after-lightning-strike/
6. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5063830/shetland-helicopter-lightning-emergency-landing/
7. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/1912607/emergency-declared-at-sumburgh-airport-after-helicopter-caught-up-in-lightning-strike/
8. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/helicopter-struck-lightning-coast-scotland-21091403
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2019 01:34 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Dec-2019 13:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 15-Dec-2019 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2020 17:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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