Originally Posted by
Luther Sebastian
AW139 unfamiliar with parking area gets rotor strike on lamp post while being marshalled -
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This is an interesting one! That aircraft was on the Shell contract in Nigeria until 2019, hence the registration, and was/is owned by NHV and operated by Caverton. I see elsewhere online that, although this crew were unfamiliar with Norwich, it has been there since at least June last year (and this accident happened in November 2023) and also that it was re-registered as G-NHVX in Feb 2024. I'm curious if it was a Nigerian crew, or UK crew with Nigerian validations. 2,600 hours total time is also low for an O&G captain.