Incident Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma 5N-BKJ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70441
 
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Date:Friday 11 December 2009
Time:12:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS32 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma
Owner/operator:Bristow Helicopters Nigeria
Registration: 5N-BKJ
MSN: 2170
Year of manufacture:1986
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Agbami Oilfield, Niger Delta, 70 nm offshore -   Nigeria
Phase: En route
Nature:Offshore
Departure airport:Lagos, Nigeria
Destination airport:Kondor Explorer, Niger Delta
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter ditched approximately 70 nm off shore from the Niger Delta while en route from Lagos to a vessel (Kondor Explorer) in the Agbami oil field. The accident happened in daylight (12:10 Local time). The helicopter was later recovered. No injuries to the 18 person on board (crew of 2 plus 16 passengers)

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20091216093539/http://www.upstreamonline.com:80/live/article201519.ece
https://www.tv2.no/a/3059019
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bristow-Helicopters-Nigeria/Aerospatiale-AS-332L-Super/1446318/L (photo)
https://youtu.be/GLplm2nYyis

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Dec-2009 13:03 RobertMB Added
11-Dec-2009 23:04 chullian1819 Updated
12-Dec-2009 10:04 chullian1819 Updated
12-Dec-2009 11:09 Anon. Updated
12-Dec-2009 12:08 RobertMB Updated
18-Dec-2009 09:53 Anon. Updated
09-Feb-2010 22:52 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
08-Apr-2014 18:03 Anon. Updated [Embed code]
21-Jun-2016 22:06 Dr.John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative]
12-Aug-2020 13:18 Awat Updated [Country, Source]
12-Aug-2020 13:20 harro Updated [Country, Embed code]

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