Cougar Helicopters Flight 91
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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]
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Accident | |
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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[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 |
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