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Cougar Helicopters Flight 91 [1] was a scheduled flight of a Cougar Sikorsky S-92A (Registration C-GZCH) [3] which ditched on 12 March 2009 en route to the SeaRose FPSO in the White Rose oil field and Hibernia Platform in the Hibernia oilfield off the coast of Newfoundland 55 kilometres (34 mi) east-southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland.
The S-92 was not able to meet the Federal Aviation Regulation "run dry" specification for loss of oil pressure in the main gearbox, but was certified with an exemption due to the unlikelihood of such a situation occurring; this was a factor in the fatal crash of Cougar Helicopters Flight 91 in 2009. [18]
On 12 March 2009, Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, a Cougar Sikorsky S-92A helicopter carrying 18 passengers and crew en route to an oil platform off the coast of Newfoundland, ditched and sank in 178 metres of water. 17 of the 18 people on board died in the crash.
Flight 91 or Flight 091 may refer to: X-15 Flight 91, 1963 American human spaceflight mission; Mandala Airlines Flight 091, airplane crashed on 5 September 2005; Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, helicopter crashed on 12 March 2009
The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee said Thursday the United States needs to reconsider the significant military helicopter flights near one of the most congested U.S. airports after ...
The helicopter was also reportedly at least half a mile off the approved flight path when it smashed into the plane carrying 64 people, according to reports (Public Domain)
On 12 March 2009, Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, a Sikorsky S-92A departed St. John's and ditched about 71 km (44 mi) east of St. John's, The helicopter was en route to the SeaRose FPSO in the White Rose oil field and Hibernia Platform in the Hibernia oil field. Of the eighteen on board, only one survived. [30] [31]
The plane and military helicopter, piloted by three soldiers, struck each other in midair as Flight 5342 approached the airport's runway, causing both to go down. Everyone in both aircraft was killed.