2024 Events
The information given below for 2024 is for transparency with regard to the accident statistics in the report. The ICAO Annex 13 definition of an accident has been the nominal benchmark for definition of events. Where available, the investigating agency’s assessment has been used. Brief descriptions are given only to help outline the event and in no way attempt to summarise all the relevant factors. Accidents are almost always complex events with many factors and as such the accident report, where available, should be treated as the definitive description of the event and its causal factors. In some cases a CICTT occurrence code is attached based on available information and where no further detail is expected. The CICTT definitions for flight phase are used.
These tables summarise the data as understood at the point of release of the report (April 2025). HeliOffshore members can find more information about the events included in this report in the Accident and Event Database in the member’s Space.
Fatal Accidents (Western OEMs)
| Date | Type | Registration | Location | Country | Phase | Severity | CICTT categories | Onboard | Injuries | Fatalities | |
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| 28 Feb 2024 | S92 | LN-OIJ | 2 NM west of Løno in Øygarden municipality in Vestland, Norway | Norway | - | Accident | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| On the evening of Wednesday 28 February 2024, the aircraft crashed during SAR training in night conditions after departing from Flesland.
All six onboard were picked up from the sea by a rescue helicopter and transported to hospital in Bergen. One person was seriously injured and one person was fatally injured. Read more |
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| 24 Oct 2024 | S76 | 5N-BQG | Bight of Bonny | Nigeria | - | Accident | - | - | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| En-route to an FPSO, the aircraft crashed into the sea, killing all 8 occupants.
Read more |
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