Date:	Monday 24 December 1990
Time:	18:56 LT
Type:	Bell 214ST
Owner/operator:	Bristow Helicopters
Registration:	G-BKFN
MSN:	28109
Year of manufacture:	1982
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Cormorant A offshore installation, North Sea -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Offshore
Departure airport:	Cormorant A offshore installation, North Sea
Destination airport:	Dunlin A offshore installation, North Sea
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Diverted to Safe Gothia after vibrations. On inspection, cracking of tailboom/fin found. Repaired and returned to service.

https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/bell-214st-g-bkfn-24-december-1990
https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/280009-last-b214st-retired-n-sea-ops.html

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


14 August 1985	G-BKFN	British Caledonian Helicopters	0	near Balmedie, Aberdeenshire		min
15 May 1986	G-BKFN	British Caledonian Helicopters	0	North Sea, 14 mi NE of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire		sub
Ditching
7 June 2021	C-GDYZ	Helicopter Transport Services	0	14 nm NE of Nipigon, ON		sub

Bell 214ST G-BKFN: Aberdeen-Dyce (ABZ/EGPD) Scotland, September 12, 2006

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Aug-2014 17:38	Aerossurance	Added
15-Aug-2014 17:56	Aerossurance	Updated [Damage, ]
25-Aug-2014 14:23	TB	Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ]
25-Feb-2016 14:56	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Date, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ]
25-Feb-2016 15:03	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
25-Feb-2016 15:04	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Operator, ]
24-May-2016 10:28	Aerossurance	Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ]
20-Jun-2021 07:37	harro	Updated [Operator, ]
21-Jun-2025 09:56	Aerossurance	Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]