The one thing I think you can say about this accident is that it is very bl**dy confusing.
First we have this:
Wx on departure (Lubeck) was CAVOK, but weather in Copenhagen area was ****e with snow and low VV.
Then this:
It puzzles what they were doing over the bay of Lübeck on a flight from Lübeck to Halmstad. It doesn't seem to be the most direct route either. Moreover, in a single-engine helicopter in the winter, wouldn't one choose to remain over terra firma up to Fehmarn and then have the shortest possible Baltic crossing over to Rødby in Denmark (with ferries departing every 30 minutes below you)?
Then this:
Maybe that's what he tried to do but Weather might have been an issue. We had some snow moving in from the west heading eastbound.
And finally:
There was no poor weather.
And that's just to do with weather. Everything from CAVOK to impending snow showers!
Regarding equipment on board we have been told there was nothing, nowt, zero!
No dingy, floats ect.. There has been a discution in the norwegian media about required equipment for this flight..
So, I would say take your pick of answers!