Accidents and Notable Incidents
On July 2, 2008, a S-92A (registration VH-LOH, serial number 920036) operated by Canadian Helicopters Corporation (CHC) Australia was returning from an offshore oil facility en route to Broome, Australia with 2 pilots and 14 passengers on board when it suffered a "massive loss of main gearbox oil". The crew made an emergency descent and landing following the activation of onboard warning systems. The investigation revealed the cause of the oil loss to be fracture of the main gearbox oil filter studs.
On July 19, 2008, an S-92 carrying Rev. Sun Myung Moon crashed in South Korea. The helicopter was flying in inclement weather which forced it down on a hillside. The 16 people aboard were slightly injured in the crash.
On March 12, 2009, Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, an S-92A operated by Cougar Helicopters carrying 18 passengers and crew en route to oil platforms off the coast of Newfoundland, crashed and sank in 170 meters (560 ft) of water during an attempted ditching. One person was rescued from the North Atlantic with serious injuries and the others did not survive. The crash was determined to be caused by total gearbox oil loss due to fracture of the main gearbox oil filter studs.
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