 A similar Sikorsky S-92A belonging to Cougar Helicopters | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 March 2009 |
| Summary | Main gearbox malfunction leading to collision with water |
| Site | Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland, Canada 47°26′05″N 51°56′58″W / 47.43472°N 51.94944°W[1] |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sikorsky S-92A |
| Operator | Cougar Helicopters |
| ICAO flight No. | CHI91 |
| Call sign | COUGAR 91 |
| Registration | C-GZCH |
| Flight origin | St. John's International Airport |
| Destination | SeaRose FPSO |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 17[1][2] |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Cougar Helicopters Flight 91[1] was a scheduled flight of a Cougar Sikorsky S-92A (Registration C-GZCH)[3] which ditched on 12 March 2009 en route to the SeaRose FPSO in the White Rose oil field and Hibernia Platform in the Hibernia oilfield off the coast of Newfoundland 55 kilometres (34 mi) east-southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland. Of the eighteen aboard, only one survived.[4]
- ^ a b c "CADORS report for Cougar Helicopters (CHI91)". Transport Canada.
- ^ Ljunggren, David (13 March 2009). "Update 2-No more survivors in Canada chopper crash, 17 dead". Reuters. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ "NTSB to help investigate Cougar S-92 loss". Shephard. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ "Cougar Helicopters Inc. Press Release" (PDF). Cougar Helicopters Inc. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.