Summary Structural failure Passengers 16 Survivors 0 Date 26 June 1978 Operator CHC Helikopter Service Survivor 0 | Crew 2 Injuries (nonfatal) 0 Total fatalities 18 (all) Passenger count 16 | |
Similar British European Airways F, Hemus Air Flight 7081, Bukken Bruse disaster, Helikopter Service Flight 451, Finnair Flight 915 | ||
Helikopter Service Flight 165 was a crash of a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter into the North Sea, 78 nautical miles (144 km; 90 mi) northeast 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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