Accident to a Sikorsky S76 registered 5N-BQJ and operated by Bristow Helicopters Ltd occured on 02/03/16 in Nigeria [investigation led by AIB / Nigeria]

Preliminary data received from the notification of the Nigerian authorities :

Aircarft carried out controlled ditching in the Atlantic Ocean 78 NM to Lagos en route to Murtala Muhammed airport (Lagos), due to reported instrument and flight control problems.

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General information
Local date	03/02/2016
Responsible entity	Nigeria - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Nigeria
Location	En mer, 78 NM de Lagos
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0083

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Large helicopter
Operator	Nigeria - Bristow Helicopters (Nig) Limited
Manufacturer / Model	SIKORSKY - S76
Aircraft Registration	5N-BQJ
State of registry	Nigeria
Last departure point	Nigeria (Erha Oil Platform)
Planned destination	Nigeria - DNMM (LOS) : Lagos/Murtala Muhammed
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	760656
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Offshore

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