ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229914
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| Date: | Friday 11 October 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 412EP |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Air Services (PAS) |
| Registration: | SU-CBX |
| MSN: | 36541 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mediterranean, 65 miles N of Port Said City -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Saipem Vessel |
| Port Said | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Bell 412EP helicopter performed an emergency landing (ditching) into the Mediterranean Sea while returning to Post Said from a Saipem crane vessel.
An AW139 located an oil spill on the water and beside it there were 5 persons floating by means of life vests in water, 65 miles north of Port Said. A life raft was dropped and all were rescued.
Sources:
https://www.pas.com.eg/bell-412-aircraft-emergency-landing/
https://egyptindependent.com/naval-forces-rescue-crew-of-a-helicopter-falling-in-mediterranean-sea/ (note contains some discrepancies on date and POB)
https://www.pas.com.eg/bell-412-su-cbx/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2019 14:00 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 13-Oct-2019 07:23 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Damage] |
| 15-Oct-2019 18:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Oct-2019 10:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2019 10:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Date] |
| 16-Oct-2019 10:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Date] |
| 18-Oct-2019 11:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2019 09:18 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Dec-2020 13:53 | harro | Updated [Nature] |
| 11-Dec-2023 10:18 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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