Eurocopter EC225 G-REDU

Summary

On 18 February 2009 at about 18:40 local time, a Eurocopter EC225 registered G-REDU, operated by Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd, was involved in an accident near North Sea, United Kingdom. 18 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 February 2009 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

North Sea, United Kingdom

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Eurocopter EC225

Registration

G-REDU

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aberdeen → North Sea

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

WPR09WA138

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB 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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.