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Organisational failure behind fatal helicopter accident leads to 47 safety recommendations

24 May 2022
On 14 March 2017, control of a Sikorsky S92A positioning in very poor visibility at 200 feet over the sea in accordance with an obstacle-marked FMS ground track in order to refuel at a coastally-located helipad was lost after it collided with late-sighted terrain ahead before crashing into the sea killing all on board. The Investigation attributed the accident to the lack of crew terrain awareness but found a context of inadequate safety management and issues with the operational control and oversight of the operations by the operator, and confusion regarding responsibility for, and the discharge of, aviation oversight of SAR operations in the state.

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