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Has anybody got any confirmed Info re the Bristow 412 fatal accident in Nigeria ...
I fear that a ex collegue of mine might have been involved?
I fear that a ex collegue of mine might have been involved?
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I hate to paint the devil on the wall but apparently the pilot who died was Australian according to Reuters-Africa.
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL03799442.html
I don't like the scent of this news wire
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL03799442.html
I don't like the scent of this news wire
It's not very often that a 412 is lost. Surprised also that the pilot was the only person on board, I thought ExxonMobil contracts now called for 2-pilot ops on all flights whether passengers were being carried or not?
Slightly more info here:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/...pter-Crash.php
As reported, the helicopter crashed inside an ExxonMobil onshore facility, and that rain was falling heavily in the area at the time of the accident. In the link below, Bristow has now named the pilot (a Spanish resident on a UK passport).
Slightly more info here:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/...pter-Crash.php
As reported, the helicopter crashed inside an ExxonMobil onshore facility, and that rain was falling heavily in the area at the time of the accident. In the link below, Bristow has now named the pilot (a Spanish resident on a UK passport).
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Sadly Cleighton was an expatriate Australian pilot known to a lot of us in the offshore industry.
My condolences to his family for their devastating loss.
Neil
My condolences to his family for their devastating loss.
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My worst fears proved true .... I have lost another friend.
"As Salaam Alaikum " ......
My Condolences to Families and Friends......
Spinwing
"As Salaam Alaikum " ......
My Condolences to Families and Friends......
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Very sorry to hear about Cleighton's tragic accident. I first met him in 1989 in Karratha where I endorsed him on the 76 & then flew with him again in Karratha in 1994 on the Woodside contract. I remember how he kept his Ducatti bike in the lounge to prevent the red sand getting on it!
Very sad loss for his family.
Very sad loss for his family.
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Sadness all around.
Adding a second tier to this unnecessary incident, Cleighton Brown actually had two families. His Australian ex wife and young son who were left behind when he adopted his second family in Spain.
Two groups of people are now touched by this incident.
Two groups of people are now touched by this incident.
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The silence is deafening.
The lack of rumors over this tragedy is causing some unwritten speculations behind the scenes.
Was this an operational flight or a post maintenance test flight. A test flight just after dawn and in what was stated as heavy rain or IFR maybe, sounds unlikely.
Surely Bristow’s Operational Control would have stopped that from occurring in any case, or at least placed two pilots in the aircraft.
There are enough Aussie pilots working there that must have a better idea as to the real cause.
Was this an operational flight or a post maintenance test flight. A test flight just after dawn and in what was stated as heavy rain or IFR maybe, sounds unlikely.
Surely Bristow’s Operational Control would have stopped that from occurring in any case, or at least placed two pilots in the aircraft.
There are enough Aussie pilots working there that must have a better idea as to the real cause.
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Speculations are one thing, facts another...I would like to know for a fact on "What the hell happened down there". Other than some clowns running up and down withholding information.....and I agree the silence is deafening.
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..... As much as I am distressed by what has occurred ..... perhaps it is best to wait and see exactly what the investigation reveals ..... and as is often the case we will have to wait and see ...particulary for what all the HUMS and data recording has to offer.
Patience please ......
Patience please ......
Idle speculation never helps in these situations.
The pilot is well known to many of us....we should agree to wait for official accounts before we say something about the causes and the investigation.
Condolences to all who have been hurt by this tragedy.
Hopefully, the company will pass on what they can about this situation as so many who attend this forum drive 412's.
The pilot is well known to many of us....we should agree to wait for official accounts before we say something about the causes and the investigation.
Condolences to all who have been hurt by this tragedy.
Hopefully, the company will pass on what they can about this situation as so many who attend this forum drive 412's.
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RIP Cleighton old colleague. My condolences to your family.
I'm glad that sensible counsel is prevailing and that there is no idle speculation as to the cause of the crash. As spinwing says, all the 412EPs are fitted with a good data recording system, so hopefully enough information will soon be forthcoming that Bristow can set the minds of all affected by this tragedy to rest.
I'm glad that sensible counsel is prevailing and that there is no idle speculation as to the cause of the crash. As spinwing says, all the 412EPs are fitted with a good data recording system, so hopefully enough information will soon be forthcoming that Bristow can set the minds of all affected by this tragedy to rest.
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Cleightons wife, parents, sisters, brother and niece would like to thank everyone for their kind words and thoughts at this most distressing time.
Cleigh will be buried in Spain on Friday.
He was a brilliant brother...drove me crazy most of the time! but wouldnt have had it any other way!
thanks again
Cleigh will be buried in Spain on Friday.
He was a brilliant brother...drove me crazy most of the time! but wouldnt have had it any other way!
thanks again