The other 17 occupants of the helicopter died of drowning. One passenger survived with serious injuries and was rescued approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes after the accident.
The fuselage was severely compromised and sank quickly in 169 metres of water. Less than 1 minute later, the helicopter struck the water in a slight right-bank, nose-high attitude, with low speed and a high rate of descent. John's, the crew reported that they were ditching. At 0955, approximately 35 nautical miles from St. The crew descended to, and levelled off at, 800 feet asl on a heading of 293° Magnetic with an airspeed of 133 knots. The flight crew declared an emergency, began a descent, and diverted back towards St. The helicopter was about 54 nautical miles from the St. At approximately 0945, 13 minutes after levelling off at a flight-planned altitude of 9000 feet above sea level (asl), a main gearbox oil pressure warning light illuminated. John's International Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador, with 16 passengers and 2 flight crew, to the Hibernia oil production platform.
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On 12 March 2009, at 0917 Newfoundland and Labrador daylight time, a Cougar Helicopters' Sikorsky S-92A (registration C-GZCH, serial number 920048), operated as Cougar 91 (CHI91), departed St.
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