ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352066
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 2024 |
| Time: | c. 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-92A |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Norway AS |
| Registration: | LN-OIJ |
| MSN: | 920169 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 nm W off Løno, about 29 km W of Bergen -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bergen-Flesland Airport (BGO/ENBR) |
| Bergen-Flesland Airport (BGO/ENBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NSIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bristow Norway AS Sikorsky S-92A SAR helicopter, callsign "NORSAR6", crashed during a SAR training flight working for Equinor in the sea west of Sotra island, about 29 km west of Bergen.
The first five were hoisted up by Royal Norwegian Air Force AgustaWestland AW101 Mk.612 SAR Queen 0268, callsign "SAVER50" from Sola and flown to Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen.
The sixth person was lifted up and flown to Haukeland University Hospital by a rescue helicopter from Florø.
One of the six occupants died, One is critically injured, One seriously injured and the remaining three are lightly injured.
The accident investigation board has sent up 4 investigators, 2 of them will go to the hospital to talk with witnesses, remaining 2 will go with the police to the crash site. Sikorsky has announced that they are ready to assist the Norwegian accident investigation board if that is needed.
Sources:
https://havarikommisjonen.no/Luftfart/Undersokelser/24-203
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/dwxdGA/nrk-hovedredningssentralen-soeker-etter-et-helikopter-utenfor-bergen
https://www.ba.no/nrk-soker-etter-helikopter-utenfor-bergen/s/5-8-2545666
https://www.nrk.no/vestland/hovedredningssentralen-soker-etter-helikopter-utenfor-bergen-1.16782916
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/Ll80g9/helikopterulykke-utenfor-sotra?pinnedEntry=40963
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/LNOIJ/history/20240228/1754Z/ENBR/L%2060.30931%204.82376
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ln-oij#342ca634
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/1294512_1706516998.jpg (photo)
https://www.helis.com/database/news/s-92-ln-oij-accident-report/
History of this aircraft
Ex G-MCGC, N169F
Location
Media:
Investigators recover wreckage from crashed S-92 off Norwegian coast https://t.co/SGhKOzpDrD pic.twitter.com/cbV4iHejrb
— FlightGlobal (@FlightGlobal) March 2, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2024 20:03 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Feb-2024 20:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Date] |
| 28-Feb-2024 20:28 | MSkjel | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 28-Feb-2024 20:36 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
| 28-Feb-2024 20:40 | ASN | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-Feb-2024 20:41 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2024 20:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2024 20:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 28-Feb-2024 21:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2024 23:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2024 23:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Country] |
| 29-Feb-2024 06:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2024 06:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2024 08:26 | ASN | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2024 08:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2024 09:43 | Syfaxes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2024 10:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Mar-2024 10:27 | ASN | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Mar-2024 21:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Mar-2024 17:07 | OLIHEN69 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Mar-2024 12:45 | koltin | Updated [Narrative] |
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