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| Shetland helicopter crash: No 'causal technical failure' yet found | Shetland helicopter crash: No 'causal technical failure' yet found |
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| No evidence of a "causal technical failure" for the Shetland Super Puma tragedy has been found so far, investigators have said. | No evidence of a "causal technical failure" for the Shetland Super Puma tragedy has been found so far, investigators have said. |
| Four people died when the helicopter crashed on 23 August. | Four people died when the helicopter crashed on 23 August. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the investigation was ongoing. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the investigation was ongoing. |
| The Super Puma AS332 L2 went down close to shore on a flight to Sumburgh from the Borgsten Dolphin rig. | The Super Puma AS332 L2 went down close to shore on a flight to Sumburgh from the Borgsten Dolphin rig. |
| The special AAIB bulletin reports the CHC-operated helicopter's engines were both "delivering power until impact" with the sea. | |
| 'Isolated event' | |
| It says the aircraft had lost speed and altitude. | It says the aircraft had lost speed and altitude. |
| Duncan Trapp, vice president of safety and quality at CHC Helicopter, said of the update: "It confirms that the available information continues to indicate that this tragic accident was an isolated event and no technical failure has been identified. | |
| "Our thoughts remain with the loved ones of those lost in the accident and with the passengers and crew." | |
| Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin, Gary McCrossan, 59, from Inverness, Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland, and George Allison, 57, from Winchester, lost their lives in the incident. | Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin, Gary McCrossan, 59, from Inverness, Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland, and George Allison, 57, from Winchester, lost their lives in the incident. |