What the records say
- When
- 23 Aug 2013
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 59.88° N, 1.35° W
- Description
- an air accident at Sumburgh 23 Aug 2013
- Deaths
- 4
CHC Scotia Flight 23R
Air accident at Sumburgh on 23 Aug 2013
On 23 August 2013, a Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma helicopter belonging to CHC Scotia crashed into the sea 2 nautical miles from Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, while en route from the Borgsten Dolphin drilling rig. The accident killed four passengers; twelve other passengers and two crew were rescued with injuries. A further passenger committed suicide in 2017 as a result of PTSD caused by the crash.
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