ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34471
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 2006 |
| Time: | 18:33 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | CHC Scotia |
| Registration: | G-BLUN |
| MSN: | 6114 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morecambe Bay, Irish Sea -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Millom gas platform |
| North Morecambe gas platform | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When preparing to land in darkness, the helicopter flew past the platform and struck the surface of the sea. The fuselage disintegrated on impact. There were no survivors.
The co-pilot was flying the approach. When he lost control of the helicopter he requested assistance from the commander. There was a four second delay, and while the commander’s initial actions to recover the helicopter were correct, the helicopter subsequently descended into the sea.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/commanders-flying-monitoring/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6213141.stm
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aar-7-2008-aerospatiale-sa365n-g-blun-27-december-2006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2008 23:25 | harro | Added |
| 17-Dec-2012 10:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2013 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2013 12:40 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2014 20:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2014 09:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 03-May-2016 10:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Jun-2022 15:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source] |
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