Sikorsky S-61N

C/N 61-467

Built 1969 - Written off 1973





Helicopter Sikorsky S-61N Serial 61-467 Register G-AZNE VR-BDU I-EVME N6967R used by Bristow ,Elivie ,Sikorsky Helicopters. Built 1969. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





N6967R

usa Sikorsky Helicopters

Sikorsky Apr/May 1969, to I-EVME

I-EVME

italy Elivie

Ischia - Elivie (Napoli-Capri-Sorrento shuttle), to VR-BDU

VR-BDU

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Brunei, to G-AZNE

G-AZNE

united kingdom Bristow

1972-02Bristow from Feb72
w/o 04apr73 ditch near Glomar Oil Rig, North Sea
suffered a hard landing on the drill ship Glomar north Sea, in which the rotors drooped down over the top of the cockpit, damaging the engine controls and circuit breaker panels. The pilot was unable to shut down the engines. Passengers and co-pilot were evacuated and the pilot lifted off the deck and landed on the sea. He was able to evacuate and swim away, leaving the aircraft burning and turning on the water for 2 hours until fuel ran out. The aircraft rolled over and sank. No loss of life, lots of loss of face. Shift engineer on duty at BHL at the time of the incident
I was on that chopper, and I s---t myself and Iam still going on the blinking things but not for long




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