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Super Puma Accident Could Have Been Prevented

Super Puma Accident Could Have Been Prevented

The accident in a North Sea Helicopter crash causing the death of 16 men could have been prevented; investigations have concluded.

Everyone who was on board died when the Super Puma came down in the North Sea in 2009. Aberdeen held a six-week hearing into the crash earlier this year.

Derek Pyle, Sheriff Principal has heard evidence from the helicopter operator and manufacturer as well as the crash investigators.

Relatives are calling for a criminal investigation.

Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) identified a disastrous failure of the gearbox in its examination of the crash.

Timothy Atkinson, Senior AAIB told the FAI the gearbox that failure meant there was nothing the crew could do and the crash was not survivable.

Eight of the 16 victims were from North East of Scotland, seven from the UK and one was from Latvia.

The two from the crew who died were Captain Paul Burnham, 31, Methlick, Aberdeenshire and Co-Pilot Richard Menzies, 24, Droitwich Spa; who worked for Bond Offshore Helicopters.

The KCA Deutag employees, which were killed; Mihails Zuravskis, 39, Latvia; Brian Barkley, 30, Aberdeen; Leslie Taylor, 41, Kintore, Aberdeenshire; Vernon Elrick, 41, Aberdeen; Gareth Hughes, 53, Angus; Nairn Ferrier, 40, Dundee; Nolan Goble, 34, Norwich; David Rae, 63, Dumfries; James John Edwards, 33, Liverpool; and Raymond Doyle, 57, Cumbernauld.

The other victims were; Stuart Wood, 27, Aberdeen who worked for Expro North Sea Ltd; James Costello, 24, Aberdeen who was contracted to Production Services Network (PSN); Warren Mitchell, 38, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire who worked for Weatherford UK; and Alex Dallas, 62, Aberdeen who worked for Sparrows Offshore Services.

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