Safety Flash
Preliminary report into helicopter crash near Bergen
Preliminary report into helicopter crash near Bergen
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 15/16
- Helicopter and AviationIncident Investigation
- FireMechanical failure
- Helicopter operations
- Helicopter
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Summary
This safety flash summarises preliminary findings from the fatal Airbus H225 accident near Bergen. During a flight from an offshore platform, the rotor head and mast detached while cruising at 600 m. The aircraft struck an island and caught fire. The preliminary report offers no conclusions or safety recommendations.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Helicopter operations; offshore aviation; rotary-wing operations.
Classifications: Helicopter; rotorcraft.
Summary
A helicopter suffered main rotor and mast separation during an offshore flight, causing a fatal crash near Bergen.
IMCA SF 15/16. Themes: helicopter and aviation, incident investigation.