- Date
- February 18, 2009, 18:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- North Sea, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 18 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- G-REDUEurocopter EC225
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Tailstrike
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 73423
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Probable cause
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
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Factual narrative
On February 18, 2009 at 1840 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Eurocopter EC225, G-REDU, registered to and operated by Bond Offshore Ltd, ditched in the North Sea near an oil platform located approximately 125 nautical miles east of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. The pilot and 17 passengers were not injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged during the water landing. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of, and is being investigated by, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the government of the United Kingdom. This report is for information purposes only and contains information released by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 1252 510300 fax: +44 (0) 1252 376999
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-REDU
- Reported as
- Eurocopter EC225
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd
- Registered owner
- Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- Aberdeen
- Destination
- North Sea
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)