Sector Aviation
Emergency landing in sea, AS322L2 Search and rescue helicopter, North Sea near Den Helder
| Start date investigation | November 21, 2006 |
|---|---|
| End date investigation | February 23, 2010 |
| Type investigation | Full |
| Registratie vliegtuig | G-JSAR |
| Status investigation | Closed |
On 21st November 2006 at 23.28 hrs an Eurocopter AS332L2 “Super Puma”, registration G-JSAR, helicopter made an emergency landing at the Noordzee, about ten nautical miles Northwest of Den Helder. The four crew members and thirteen passengers were rescued after one hour and brought a shore. One passegner was hospitalised for several hours because of hypothermia, the other passegners were not harmed.
Letter to EASA concerning interim findings, 29 March 2007