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Helikopter Service Flight 165
Crash of a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter into the North Sea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helikopter Service Flight 165 was a crash of a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter into the North Sea, 78 nautical miles (144 km; 90 mi) northwest of Bergen, Norway, on 26 June 1978. The aircraft was en route from Bergen Airport, Flesland to Statfjord A, an offshore oil platform. The accident was caused by a fatigue crack in a knuckle joint, causing one of the rotor blades to loosen. All eighteen people on board were killed in the crash.[1]
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![]() A Helikopter Service's Sikorsky S-61 similar to the accident aircraft | |
Accident | |
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Date | 26 June 1978 |
Summary | Structural failure |
Site | North Sea, Norway 61°01′N 002°48′E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Sikorsky S-61 |
Operator | Helikopter Service |
Registration | LN-OQS |
Flight origin | Bergen Airport, Flesland, Bergen, Norway |
Destination | Statfjord A, North Sea, Norway |
Passengers | 16 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 18 |
Survivors | 0 |
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