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13 people died when the Airbus H225 Super Puma helicopter crashed on the island of Turøy, in the municipality of Fjell, outside of Bergen.
The day was April 29, 2016 and the helicopter was en route between the Gullfaks B platform and the Flesland helicopter base.
Minutes before landing, the helicopter dropped the rotor
The Maritime Commission has already concluded that the helicopter ship at Turøy was due to a fatigue failure in a gear box main transmission. But today, they give a public answer to how the accident might occur.
The press conference will take place at Clarion Hotel Flesland in Bergen at 1.30pm. BT Send directly from this.
Turoy Accident:
- On Friday, April 29, 2016, the main rotor was suddenly detached from a helicopter that was heading from the Gullfaks B platform in the North Sea to Bergen Airport Flesland. The helicopter fell on an island east of Turøy. All 13 people on board died
- In the preliminary report presented by the Hearing Panel one year after the accident, they revealed the direct cause of the accident. The investigation revealed that the accident was the result of a fatigue crack in one of the eight planetary gears on the second floor of the main gearbox
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- Turøy's accident helicopter was an EC 225 LP Helicopters Helicopters helicopter operated by CHC Helikopter Service AS. The flight was normal until the rotor was released, according to the preliminary examination report, which came on April 28th.
- On Thursday, July 5th, the hearing committee will provide the final report after the accident.
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