Accident Aérospatiale AS 355F1 Ecureuil II 9Y-TJO,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173193
 
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Date:Friday 20 March 2009
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS55 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale AS 355F1 Ecureuil II
Owner/operator:Briko Air Services Ltd
Registration: 9Y-TJO
MSN: 5030
Year of manufacture:1981
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Petrotrin platform Bravo -   Trinidad and Tobago
Phase: Approach
Nature:Offshore
Departure airport:Galeota Point
Destination airport:Petrotrin offshore platform Bravo
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Helicopter pilot ditched aircraft prior to reaching offshore platform. Mechanical failure was suspected

Sources:

http://m.guardian.co.tt/archives/news/general/2009/03/21/helicopter-lands-sea
http://trinbago.com/news/story/Helicopter_lands_in_the_sea

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jan-2015 18:47 adryan8 Added
22-Jan-2015 18:49 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities]
18-Mar-2015 14:54 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage]
23-May-2016 20:13 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
30-May-2022 05:56 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]

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