Incident report
Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma crash near In the sea approximately 11 miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
fatal2009-04-0116 fatalities
Summary
This Special Bulletin details the progress made towards identifying the initiating factor(s) and failure sequence of the epicyclic gearbox module, and follows the publication of two initial reports which contained four Safety Recommendations. This Special Bulletin contains two further Safety Recommendations. Special Bulletin S5-2009 - Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma, G-REDL 08-09
Incident details
Date
2009-04-01
Location
In the sea approximately 11 miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aircraft
Registration
G-REDL
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
16
Injuries
0
Occupants
16
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities16
Injuries0
SourceAAIB
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