The helicopter was largely broken up by the clashing rotor blades in mid air, hit the sea and quickly sank. A Coastguard search and rescue Sikorsky S-61 helicopter which had just departed Sumburgh Airport on training flight reported liferafts in the sea.

Forty-five people are feared dead after a Chinook helicopter carrying oil rig workers plunged into the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. Forty seven people were on board the helicopter...

Apr 21, 2020 · On the 6th of November 1986, at 1132 hours, I was the Captain of a Chinook helicopter that crashed just two miles short of its destination, the Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands, 150 nautical miles north of the mainland of the United Kingdom.

Oct 31, 2016 · He was one of only two survivors of the worst North Sea helicopter disaster. This Sunday will mark 30 years since 45 men were killed on a helicopter flight returning from the Brent Delta...

Nov 6, 2022 · The helicopter was transporting workers from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea. However, just 2.5 mi (4.0 km) from Sumburgh's runway, the aircraft's tandem rotor blades collided following a catastrophic forward transmission failure. The Chinook subsequently crashed into the water before sinking.

Nov 6, 1986 · A Chinook helicopter carrying 44 oil workers and three crewmen from an offshore rig crashed in the frigid North Sea today, and officials said 45 of the 47 people aboard were lost.

Nov 7, 1986 · Forty-five people were feared killed today when a civilian helicopter carrying 47 people from an oil rig in the icy waters of the North Sea crashed off the Shetland Islands.

Jul 17, 2002 · Travelling to and from oil platforms by helicopter can be a hazardous journey, often in appalling weather conditions, and there have been six fatal accidents since 1976, with the loss of 79 lives....

Nov 5, 2021 · The crew on the doomed helicopter did not even have time to send a distress signal before it plummeted into the North Sea, breaking up on impact and sinking beneath the waves.

Oct 31, 2016 · The giant helicopter began to hurtle back towards the icy North Sea only some 500 feet below. Eric, strapped into his seat, looked down at the cabin at his workmates facing him.