Copterline Flight 103

Copterline Flight 103
The helicopter being recovered from the bay
Accident
Date10 August 2005
SummaryServo failure
SiteTallinn Bay, Estonia
59°32.546′N 024°43.852′E / 59.542433°N 24.730867°E / 59.542433; 24.730867
Aircraft

OH-HCI, the helicopter that crashed, photographed in 2002.
Aircraft typeSikorsky S-76C+
OperatorCopterline
RegistrationOH–HCI
Occupants14
Passengers12
Crew2
Fatalities14
Survivors0

Copterline Flight 103 (AAQ103) was a Copterline helicopter flight en route to Helsinki, Finland from Tallinn, Estonia that crashed into the Tallinn Bay on 10 August 2005, at 12:45 local time.

The Sikorsky S-76C+ crash occurred three to five minutes after taking off. On board were two Finnish crew members and twelve passengers: six Finns, four Estonians and two Americans. There were no survivors.