A helicopter blade “narrowly missed” an oil rig worker after it broke while they were trying to secure the aircraft to a helipad during high winds, an investigation has found.
According to an Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report, the Airbus H175 helicopter had just ferried six passengers to the Elgin Oil Platform – about 135 nautical miles east of Aberdeen – and had landed shortly after 8am on February 17, 2023 in winds of up to 60 knots.
