Shortly after takeoff, the helicopter entered a nose-high attitude with low power setting and lost altitude while in instrument meteorological conditions. The flight crew arrested the descent and continued on to St. John’s. There were two pilots and 5 passengers on board the helicopter and no one was injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed.

Date:

23 July, 2011

Reg:

C-GQCH

Make:

Sikorsky

Model:

S92

MSN:

920074

Location:

Sea Rose Platform located about 200 nautical miles east of St. John's, Newfoundland,

Country:

Canada

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Cougar-Helicopters

Link:

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20110808X63501&key=1

Link:

http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-08-12/article-2704243/TSB-investigating-helicopter-incident/1