Accidents
Mx Process ID’d as Possible Issue in H160 Ditching
Cenipa report examined camera images from helicopter and hangar feed
Omni Helicopters H160 incident
© Cenipa

While flying six passengers from Cabo Frio Airport (SBCB) to the Deep Blue Maritime Unit off the coast of Rio de Janeiro on January 2, the two pilots of an Omni Helicopters International Airbus H160 “suddenly felt high-amplitude vibrations,” according to Brazil’s Cenipa accident investigation and prevention bureau. “The crew made an emergency landing at sea.”

The H160’s float system was successfully deployed, and the passengers and crew climbed into life rafts and were soon rescued by navy personnel, with no injuries reported.