The Scotsman report
Helicopter Pilot's Death 'May Have Been Avoided'
A sheriff ruled yesterday that the death of a helicopter pilot who was killed after his aircraft crashed into the sea might have been avoided.
Sheriff Colin Scott Mackenzie said that, had Captain Anthony Taylor been given or knew the accurate weight of the cargo his Bolkow BO 105 helicopter was carrying, he may have refused to take it.
The 53-year-old, of Insch, Aberdeenshire, died last May while flying between Brough of Birsay and the Orkney mainland after the underslung load he was carrying swung into the path of the rotor blades.
The sheriff also concluded that the load, which included scaffolding, was “aerodynamically unsuitable”.
Note for non Scottish readers: A Sheriff is a judge in Scotland.
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