ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166071
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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 2014 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Volta River Aviation |
| Registration: | TU-HAA |
| MSN: | 6220 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Cape Three Points, 20 mi off Takoradi -
 Ghana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Takoradi Airport (12:57) |
| GSF Jack Ryan oil rig (13:10) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA Côte d’Ivoire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A helicopter has crashed into the deep waters around the West Cape Three Points off the coast of Ghana. Two pilots and six oil workers were on board. Four were rescued and four died. The helicopter was chartered by Lukoil.
On 16 October 2014, the five-member investigative committee, chaired by Captain Victor Opoku, submitted its 87 page report to the Minister of Transport, Mrs Dzifa Attivor, in Accra.
It is reported that the committee identified:
...that a leakage from a pipe at the rear side of the helicopter had drained oil onto the hot engine.
The fire which preceded the crash, Captain Opoku said, had caused substantial damage to the aircraft and, therefore, prevented the pilots from taking certain actions to save the situation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=308689
http://m.peacefmonline.com/pages/local/news/201405/198863.php
http://aerossurance.com/news/offshore-helicopter-accident-ghana-8-may-2014-the-importance-of-emergency-response/
https://www.modernghana.com/news/540027/1/four-dead-one-missing-in-chopper-crash-in-western-.html
http://news.trust.org//item/20140508202454-j9b3s/?source=jtTheWire
http://news.peacefmonline.com/pages/news/201405/198863.php
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=308873
https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/takoradi-helicopter-crash-committee-presents-report.html
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=330773
http://ghanaoilwatch.org/ghana-oil-and-gas-news/3559-helicopter-caught-fire-before-crashing
http://moa.gov.gh/wp-content/plugins/download-attachments/includes/download.php?id=726
Media:
#OTD 2014 A fire resulted in the loss of an AS365 en route from Takoradi in Ghana to the GSF Jack Ryan https://t.co/sly1eDTj5Q #offshore #helicopter #emergencyresponse #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/NAw31JISyn
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) May 8, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2014 17:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-May-2014 18:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2014 18:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2014 07:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 09-May-2014 08:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 10-May-2014 14:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 10-May-2014 15:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration] |
| 11-May-2014 18:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Aug-2014 20:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2015 15:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2015 15:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Sep-2015 08:29 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2015 16:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2015 16:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Jan-2020 17:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Apr-2020 19:42 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 08-May-2021 09:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
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