Cougar Helicopters Flight 491 Crash Animation (English)

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Cougar Helicopter Flight 491 Crash Animation TSB Canada - A09A0016. From crash report released today, Feb. 9, 2011.

On 12 March 2009 a Cougar Helicopters' Sikorsky S-92A on a flight to the Hibernia oil production platform had a total loss of oil in the transmission's main gear box. The flight crew descended to 800 feet and headed towards St. John's. Approximately 35 nautical miles from St. John's, during an attempted ditching, the helicopter struck the water in a high rate of descent. One passenger survived with serious injuries and the other seventeen occupants of the helicopter died of drowning.

MAIN GEARBOX MALFUNCTION / COLLISION WITH WATER
COUGAR HELICOPTERS INC.
SIKORSKY S-92A, C-GZCH
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, 35 NM E
12 MARCH 2009

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• flight 491
• flight 91
• TSB Canada
• newfoundland
• hibernia

[HelloKittyFreakxoxo]

My uncle was the pilot. May he R.I.P <3

[scotteebee1]

Hard to like it, but thanks for sharing.