Report critisizes helicopter crew for crash which killed Elgin woman and Inverness man
The final report into the fatal helicopter crash off the coast of Shetland has been published.
The final report into the fatal helicopter crash off the coast of Shetland has been published.
Four people were killed in August 2013 when a Superpuma ditched in the sea as it came in to land at Sumburgh.
Two of the passengers killed in the crash were from the MFR area. Sarah Darnley was from Elgin, and Gary McCrossan came from Inverness.
This afternoon the AAIB has released its final report.
It concludes that in the 30 or 40 seconds before the crash, the crew weren't paying enough attention to the flight instruments, and the aircraft was coming in too sharp for the weather conditions, which were worse than expected.
The crash has already led to significant changes to offshore safety, with new equipment for all passengers flying to the rigs.