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Helicopter Down (Helicopter G-TIGK)

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The G-TIGK North Sea ditching was an incident with the Super Puma helicopter G-TIGK on January 19, 1995 in the North Sea. The flight was carrying 16 oil workers from Aberdeen to an oil platform at the Brae oilfield. En route the helicopter ran into poor weather and was then struck by lightning. This caused severe damage to the tail rotor. Though the helicopter managed to limp for a few more minutes, the tail rotor eventually failed completely and the pilot was forced to turn off the main rotor and let the helicopter fall into the rough seas. Emergency floaters on the helicopter allowed the passengers and crew to be evacuated onto a life raft. In spite of the high waves and bad weather, all the people onboard the flight were rescued.

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  • Originally Aired October 26, 2005
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Production Code 310
  • Network Discovery Channel (CA)
  • Created May 15, 2020 by
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  • Modified April 18, 2022 by
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