EC225 crash near Bergen, Norway
An EC225 has crashed on an island a few NM west of Bergen, Norway at 1150 CEST. The helicopter was inbound Bergen from the oil drilling rig "Gullfaks B". The initial reports from the police state no survivors recovered so far. Number of pax not confirmed, but the local news claims 11 + 2 crew.
Eye witnesses report of the main rotor coming off in mid air, others claim the entire helicopter was spinning uncontrollably before it impacted the ground and exploded quite violently on the small island of Turøy just west of Bergen airport.
Last edited by GearDownThreeGreen; 29th Apr 2016 at 11:32.