Global InformationCHC Scotia Flight 23R information
 | This article needs to be updated. (October 2018) |
 G-WNSB, the accident aircraft, seen one month before the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 August 2013 |
| Summary | failure to monitor instruments during approach, pilot error |
| Site | Fitful Head, 2 nm west of Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma |
| Operator | CHC Scotia |
| ICAO flight No. | HKS23R |
| Call sign | HELIBUS 23 ROMEO |
| Registration | G-WNSB |
| Flight origin | Aberdeen Airport, Scotland |
| Stopover | Alwyn North oil rig |
| Last stopover | Borgsten Dolphin |
| Destination | Sumburgh Airport, Scotland |
| Occupants | 18 |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 14 |
| Survivors | 14 |
On 23 August 2013, a Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma helicopter belonging to CHC Scotia crashed into the sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) from Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, while en route from the Borgsten Dolphin drilling rig. The accident killed four passengers; twelve other passengers and two crew were rescued with injuries.[1] A further passenger killed himself in 2017 as a result of PTSD caused by the crash.[2] An investigation by the UK's Air Accident Investigation Branch concluded in 2016 that the accident was primarily caused by pilot error in failing to monitor instruments during approach.[3] The public inquiry concluded in October 2020 that the crash was primarily caused by pilot error.
- ^ "AAIB Special Bulletin 2013/S6" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. 5 September 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2017.
- ^ "My son survived a helicopter crash - but the trauma led to his death". 19 October 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Report on the accident to AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopter, G-WNSB on approach to Sumburgh Airport on 23 August 2013 (PDF) (Report). Air Accidents Investigations Branch. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2022.