Airbus says Norway copter crash not preventable, despite similarities with fatal Peterhead accident
ByMark Lammey
Helicopter maker Airbus said today it could not have prevented a fatal Super Puma crash in Norway two years ago despite similarities with an accident which killed 16 people near Peterhead in 2009.
Airbus said “neither aviation authorities nor industry” had ever seen the type of crack in the main gear box that led to the incident near Bergen in April 2016.
The French firm also said it had undertaken extensive analysis and introduced a set of safety measures since the crash, allowing Super Puma 225s to return to service worldwide.