Pilot error reason for instruments not being monitored
A fatal accident inquiry into the Super Puma tragedy seven years ago has heard pilot error was the reason for flight instruments not being effectively…
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Sheriff asks if pilot believed he was landing helicopter
A sheriff has questioned whether the crew of the Super Puma helicopter which crashed into the sea near Sumburgh in 2013 may have thought they
READ FULL STORYCo-pilot’s actions ‘saved lives’
The efforts of the co-pilot aboard the Super Puma helicopter which crashed near Sumburgh seven years ago have been praised, with on aviation expert insisting
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Helicopter crash inquiry to begin next week
The long-awaited inquiry into the fatal helicopter crash off Sumburgh which claimed the lives of four offshore workers almost exactly seven years ago is due
READ FULL STORYFamily ‘dismayed’ that inquiry into 2013 Sumburgh helicopter crash will be via video conference
The family of a woman killed in a helicopter crash off Shetland are “dismayed” that video conferencing technology will be used to conduct the inquiry…
READ FULL STORYProvisional date fixed for helicopter crash inquiry
A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the helicopter crash which claimed the lives of four people off Sumburgh in 2013 could be held in May.
READ FULL STORYDate set for helicopter crash hearing
An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fatal helicopter crash which killed four people off Sumburgh in 2013 has moved a step closer.
READ FULL STORYRenewed call for inquiry into helicopter crash
Another call has been made for a fatal accident inquiry to be held into the helicopter crash off Sumburgh which claimed the lives of four
READ FULL STORYScott makes renewed call for FAI into 2013 helicopter crash
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott is pressing for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) to be held into the helicopter crash off Sumburgh four and a half
READ FULL STORYFatal crash report criticises pilots
The actions of the pilots involved in the fatal helicopter crash off Sumburgh in 2013 have been criticised in an air accident report.
READ FULL STORYBalpa appeals decision to release black box data
An appeal against a judge’s ruling that black box data from the Sumburgh helicopter crash should be released has been lodged by the pilots’ union.
READ FULL STORYTop legal officer can access crash copter’s black box data, judge rules
A judge has granted a bid by Scotland’s senior law officer to get access to black box data from the helicopter which crashed off Sumburgh,…
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Pilots’ union opposes Lord Advocate’s challenge over black box
A pilots’ union has warned a bid by Scotland’s senior law officer to gain access to black box data from the Sumburgh helicopter crash would…
READ FULL STORYLegal challenge over crash helicopter’s black box
Scotland’s top law official was expected to set out a legal challenge to air accident investigators today at the beginning of a landmark three day…
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