Sikorsky S-76B HL9240
5 July 2001 · P'ohang, Republic Of Korea · Fatal
Summary
On 5 July 2001 at about 02:20 local time, a Sikorsky S-76B registered HL9240, operated by Dae-Woo Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., was involved in an accident near P'ohang, Republic Of Korea. 12 people were on board and 8 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- P'ohang, Republic Of Korea
- Coordinates
- 34.0728, 128.7842
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-76B
- Registration
- HL9240
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Dae-Woo Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gim-Hae Airport → Ok-Po Heliport
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- WAS01WA015
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2005 | Sikorsky S-76B | Linden, New Jersey, United States | ExcelAire Service Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1997 | Sikorsky S-76B | North Sea, Netherlands | - | Unknown | - |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Sikorsky S-76B | New York City, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1996 | Sikorsky S-76B | Omeath Ireland, Ireland | Norbrook Laboratories | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1994 | Sikorsky S-76B | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2012 | Sikorsky S-76B | Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, United States | RDC Marine Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2002 | Bell 214B1 | Hanla Mountain, Republic Of Korea | Heki Korea | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2002 | Boeing 767-200ER | Pusan, Republic Of Korea | Air China | Fatal | 138 |
| 15 Mar 1999 | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | Pohang, Republic Of Korea | Korean Air | Unknown | - |
| 30 Jun 2003 | Hughes 369D | Chung Cheong, Republic Of Korea | Heli Korea | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2004 | Boeing 747-200 | Incheon, Republic Of Korea | Air Atlanta Icelandic | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1998 | Boeing 747-400 | Seoul, Republic Of Korea | Korean Airlines | Unknown | - |