1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash information
1986 aviation disaster in the Shetland Islands
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Sumburgh disaster
The helicopter involved in the accident photographed in 1982.
Accident
Date
6 November 1986
Summary
Mechanical failure
Site
2.5 miles east of Sumburgh Airport 59°53.5′N1°12′W / 59.8917°N 1.200°W / 59.8917; -1.200
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing-Vertol 234LR Chinook
Operator
British International Helicopters
Registration
G-BWFC
Flight origin
Brent Platform 'C'
Destination
Sumburgh Airport
Occupants
47
Passengers
44
Crew
3
Fatalities
45
Injuries
2
Survivors
2
On 6 November 1986, a Boeing-Vertol Model 234LR Chinook helicopter returning workers from the Brent oilfield crashed on approach to land at Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands. At 2.5 mi (4.0 km) from the runway the helicopter had a catastrophic forward transmission failure which caused the tandem rotor blades to collide. The helicopter crashed into the sea and sank. Forty-three passengers and two crew members were killed in the crash; one passenger and one crew member survived with injuries.
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