# NTSB CEN16WA060: Sikorsky S92, Wexford, Ireland, December 6, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 6, 2015, 14:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Wexford, Ireland
- Coordinates: 52.151111, -6.97861 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=52.1511&lon=-6.9786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-hover: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92421/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA060

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-hover: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 6, 2015, at 1415 universal coordinated time, a Sikorsky S92 helicopter, Irish registration EI-ICG, was involved in an off shore rescue operation. Two victims were being recovered when one of the victims slipped from the recue harness, fell back into the water, and was subsequently recovered. The flight originated from the Waterford Airport (EIWF), Waterford, Ireland. The investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Irish government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Irish government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air accident Investigation Unit Dept. of Transport, Tourism & Sport Leeson Lane Dublin D02 TR60 +353 1 604 1292 Info@aaiu.ie

## Aircraft

- Registration: EI-ICG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S92
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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