News: CHC AS332L2 G-WNSB fatal crash near Shetlands 23082013

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News: CHC AS332L2 G-WNSB fatal crash near Shetlands 23082013

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According to the BBC, a CHC AS332L2 Super Puma ditched just west of Sumburgh, Shetland Islands around 1900 lt there. It was carrying 18 people; so far, 9 appear to have been rescued. Two rescue helicopters and a ferry were responding to the scene.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n ... d-23821083
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Re: CHC AS332L2 G-WNSB fatal crash near Shetlands 23082013

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According to Sky News it's a Eurocopter Super Puma AS332 L2.
http://news.sky.com/story/1132538/helic ... f-shetland
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Small update: 15 people rescued, 3 still missing :( Weather at the time is being described as "windy and misty". Although this was an AS332-L2 it is not really good news for the (Super) Puma as the EC225 had only recently been allowed back in the air following earlier mishaps.
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I wonder whether this latest incident will have any effect on the RNLAF's AS532U2 fleet.

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tragisch ongeval.
Wat film materiaal van het wrak.
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wonju666 wrote:I wonder whether this latest incident will have any effect on the RNLAF's AS532U2 fleet.

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I don't think so wonju666, in other similar cases there was allways a differentiation between commercial passenger transport and Mil operators.
I think it will be up to every individual military user to decide for themselfs if it is wise to use the helicopters of this type or not. For the time being only UK offshore flights are suspended again by the operators, not yet imposed by the regulating authorities.

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G-WNSB AS332 L2 Super Puma c/n 2582, info courtesy of Helihub.com
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Re: News: CHC AS332L2 G-WNSB fatal crash near Shetlands 2308

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Voor de geïnteresseerden / for those who are interested:

AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopter, G-WNSB Press Release
The AAIB have issued a press release regarding an accident to an AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopter, G-WNSB, on approach to Sumburgh Airport, on 23 August 2013.

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/latest_news/as33 ... elease.cfm
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Another link:

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cf ... G-WNSB.pdf
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The AAIB has released AAIB Bulletin S7/2013 SPECIAL
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cf ... G-WNSB.pdf
Jack wrote:Voor de geïnteresseerden / for those who are interested:

AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopter, G-WNSB Press Release
The AAIB have issued a press release regarding an accident to an AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopter, G-WNSB, on approach to Sumburgh Airport, on 23 August 2013.

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/latest_news/as33 ... elease.cfm
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