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| Date: | Thursday 12 December 2013 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76C |
| Owner/operator: | MHS Aviation |
| Registration: | 9M-STE |
| MSN: | 760398 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South China Sea, 159 km off Bintulu, Sarawak -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | |
| Survey Ship MV Viking Vision | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter apparently impacted the sea in on approach to survey vessel MV Viking Vision of CGG after an apparent power loss at the Landing Decision Point. Both pilots and the passengers, six oil workers, escaped and were rescued. They did not sustain serious injuries. The helicopter subsequently sank. Petronas chartered the helicopter.
The official investigation is complete but the report is not expected to be made public.
Sources:
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/904108
https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/helicopter-carrying-six-oil-workers-ditches-offshore-bintulu-malaysia/
http://www.petronas.com.my/media-relations/media-releases/Pages/article/OFFSHORE-SERVICE-HELICOPTER-DITCHED,-ALL-SAFE-.aspx
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2014/aair/ae-2014-089.aspx
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/s-76c-ditching-video/
Media:
#OTD in 2013 Dramatic passenger-shot video footage of a MHS S-76C helicopter ditching next to a seismic ship and the subsequent rescue off Malaysia. https://t.co/a3nENNmtPe #accident #helicopter #flightsafety #aviationsafety #survivability #rescue pic.twitter.com/hRt29FGyAg
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) December 12, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2013 09:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Dec-2013 16:03 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, ] |
| 12-Dec-2013 22:03 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 13-Dec-2013 09:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2014 11:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Aug-2014 14:47 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 17-Jan-2015 11:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2015 12:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2015 11:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Mar-2015 14:23 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-May-2015 09:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2015 08:00 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Aug-2015 13:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2015 13:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-May-2016 14:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2016 11:52 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2017 17:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2020 15:36 | harro | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 12-Dec-2021 10:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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