The wings are broken; the propellor separated and propeller blade is missing.
Friday night 13 people died in a helicopter crash in a Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma crash in Norway,in Turøy west of Sotra. The helicopter was flying out of Gullfaks B Oil rig to the Bergen – Flesland airport whenthe rotor separated from the helicopter. Helicopters, boats and firetrucks responded to the scene, and though no numbers were available, reporter Kyrre Styve from the Vestnytt newspaper said it was “everything available.” The helicopter’s rotor system was on land and the Fuselage was found in the water. The tail was raised by a crane from 7 meters deep. The helicopter is owned by CHC Helikopter service.
Statoil CEO Arne Sigve Nylund said “This is a profound tragedy. There are 13 colleagues who do not come home.” Gullfaks B oil field work has been temporarily suspended.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Center said, “We do not believe anyone can be found alive.” Eleven Norwegians, one Briton and one Italian were aboard.
A center for relatives has been set up at Scandic Kokstad hotel in Bergen. The number for families is 800 500 20.
A medical helicopter crashed near Sherwood Avenue and Highway 65 in Kern County, California, on December 10.
Authorities said the Skylife H-4 helicopter took off from Porterville Airport and was transporting a patient to San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, California, when it went down.
All four people aboard, including the pilot Thomas Hampl, nurse Marco Lopez, paramedic Kyle Juarez and the patient, were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Klamath County, Oregon, on October 1st.
The plane, carrying two people, was heading from Klamath Falls to Medford, Oregon, when it went down in a remote, forested area.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. The deceased were identified as Chantal Canopii, 60, and her husband Juan Canopii, 54.
A small plane crashed between Granger and Taylor in Texas, on April 9th.
Authorities said the eight-seater twin-engine turboprop went down near FM 1331. The plane had taken off from Georgetown airport.
According to Department of Public Safety Trooper D.L. Wilson, “There are going to be fatalities…We just can’t confirm or deny how many are in there until we get it under control down there.”
A small plane crashed just outside Santa Paula, California, on March 31st.
The RV-6A aircraft was carrying two people when it crashed into a storage building and caught fire.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. No one on the ground was injured.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
What: single-engine Globe Swift (GC-1A) manufactured in 1946 in Texas en route from Rancho Murieta airport to Rancho Murieta airport
Where: on the exposed dry lake bottom of Camanche Reservoir, Calaveras County
When: Thursday.
Who: Walter Guy Boeck, 68, of Rancho Murietta
Why: The flight plan was to fly with another plane for a couple of hours and return to the airport. The other pilot reported seeing Boeck’s plane flying erratically and Boeck slumped unconscious over the controls and tracked him until he was low on fuel. The search for the missing craft began about 5 p.m. Thursday after eyewitnesses reported the aircraft going down over Lake Comanche . 9:30 a.m. Airborne searchers discovered the wreckage. Boeck’s body was discovered about 10:00 a m.
