ASN Wiki Base Occurrence # 178588
Date: 12-AUG-2015
Time: 15:31 LT
Type: Sikorsky S-76C+
Owner/operator: Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria)
Registration: 5N-BGD C/n / msn: 76-0540
Fatalities: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 12
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: off Oworonshoki, Lagos Lagoon - Nigeria
Phase: En route
Nature: Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: 'SEDCO' Offshore Drilling Rig
Destination airport: Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM)
Narrative:
A Sikorsky S-76C+, a domestic chartered flight operated by Bristow Helicopters Ltd (Nigeria), crashed into the Lagoon at Oworonshoki
area of Lagos. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The two flight crewmembers and four of the ten passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed and there was no fire.
Preliminary flight recorder data indicated that at 1000ft and 120Kts, the helicopter experienced sudden pitch up, and left roll with varying attitude of yaw, roll and pitch for 12 seconds until it impacted water at about 1531hrs.
Do someone knows where this FDR data is available?
1. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed
2. flight recorder data indicated that at 1000ft and 120Kts
3. sudden pitch up
4. left roll with varying attitude of yaw
5. roll and pitch for 12 seconds until it impacted water
6. the two flight crewmembers and four of the ten passengers were fatally injured
+ unofficial information that the hydraulic fluid was contaminated.
Okey, Houston, we've had a problem here!