What the records say
- When
- 14 Sep 1982
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 61.60° N, 1.98° E
- Deaths
- 6
1982 Bristow Helicopters Bell 212 crash
On 14 September 1982 a medical evacuation helicopter flight operated by Bristow Helicopters crashed during the early hours of the morning in driving rain and poor visibility over the North Sea. All six crew members on board died when their aircraft plunged into the sea near the Murchison platform while trying to locate the Baffin Seal seismic survey vessel.
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