What the records say
- When
- 26 Jun 1978
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 61.02° N, 2.80° E
- Description
- crash of a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter into the North Sea
- Deaths
- 18
Helikopter Service Flight 165
Crash of a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter into the North Sea
Helikopter Service Flight 165 was a crash of a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter into the North Sea, 78 nautical miles northwest of Bergen, Norway, on 26 June 1978. The aircraft was en route from Bergen Airport, Flesland to Statfjord A, an offshore oil platform. The accident was caused by a fatigue crack in a knuckle joint, causing one of the rotor blades to loosen. All eighteen people on board were killed in the crash.
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